Getting the organs we need ft. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi & Jennifer Erickson

What exactly are Organ Procurement Organizations? And how are so many of them failing and stopping Americans from getting the organs they need?  Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8) and Jennifer Erickson join the podcast to talk about reforming America's system for organ donation. When 90% of Americans approve of organ donation, why do we still have critical shortages of so many organs? And what can we do to change things?  Listen to find out!

Resources:

OPO data - https://opodata.org/

Oversight Subcommittee Hearing on Reforms in Organ Transplant Industry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnKo8Q-Hemk

Rep. Krishnamoorthi op-ed on OPO reform - https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/569398-its-time-to-put-patients-and-taxpayers-ahead-of-transplant

 

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