House committee launches investigation into organ transplant network
WEBMar 21, 2024 · The law was aimed at breaking up the monopoly system that allowed a private nonprofit --- the United Network for Organ Sharing -- to be the sole contractor managing the country's Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) for …
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WEBCurrently, more than 100,000 men, women and children are awaiting organ transplants in the U.S. Innovative tools and research to solve your challenges. Update: UNOS responds to inaccuracies in Bloomberg Law article.
UNOS sets the record straight - UNOS
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), whose leadership was not invited to participate in the hearing, has been the sole contractor for the OPTN for decades. To set the record straight and correct some false information, UNOS is fact-checking statements made during the hearing. Statement: Instead of reporting serious allegations of ...
US government announces plan to overhaul organ transplant …
WEBMar 22, 2023 · The system has only ever been managed by the nonprofit United Network for Organ Sharing, which has been recently criticized for its handling of organs, long waitlists for transplants and...
The Government's Plan To Fix A Broken Organ Transplant System
WEBMar 28, 2023 · For nearly 40 years, the United Network for Sharing Organs (UNOS) has controlled the organ transplant system. But that's about to change.
Biden administration proposes overhaul of organ transplant system
WEBMar 22, 2023 · The Biden administration announced plans today to overhaul the network that's run the nation's organ transplant system for nearly four decades. The United Network for Organ Sharing,...
Troubled U.S. organ transplant system targeted for overhaul
WEBMar 22, 2023 · Federal health official announces plans to break up the monopoly power of the United Network for Organ Sharing, which has run the system for nearly four decades.
Congress authorizes overhaul of troubled organ transplant system
WEBJul 28, 2023 · For 37 years, one nonprofit organization, the United Network for Organ Sharing, has held the federal contract to run the system, relying on a 1984 law that blocked almost all competition.
Biden administration plans overhaul of US organ transplant system
WEBMar 22, 2023 · The U.S. organ transplant network currently operates as a partnership between HHS and the United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS, which has held the contract to manage the system since 1986. UNOS both runs the logistical system that distributes organs and decides how to prioritize distribution.
Biden administration plans revamp of organ transplant system
WEBMar 22, 2023 · The United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS, is a nonprofit organization that has run the transplant system, under a government contract, for nearly four decades.