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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation in the News => Topic started by: Clark on September 24, 2021, 08:10:32 PM

Title: Am. Soc. of Nephrology lobbies for legislation to protect Living Donors
Post by: Clark on September 24, 2021, 08:10:32 PM

https://www.newswise.com/politics/american-society-of-nephrology-and-19-kidney-community-organizations-call-on-congress-to-protect-living-donors-fund-research-and-innovation-and-remove-barriers-to-telehealth/?article_id=757756 (https://www.newswise.com/politics/american-society-of-nephrology-and-19-kidney-community-organizations-call-on-congress-to-protect-living-donors-fund-research-and-innovation-and-remove-barriers-to-telehealth/?article_id=757756)

Saving Lives with Living Donor Transplants

Each day, 12 Americans die on the 100,000-person kidney transplant wait list. Sponsored by U.S. Reps. Jerry Nadler, D-NY and Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-WA, and with Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY and Tom Cotton R-AR, the Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 1255/S. 377) ensures insurance companies offering life, disability, and long-term care plans do not deny or limit coverage or raise premiums based on an individual’s status as a living organ donor and clarifies that living organ donors can take Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time to recover from donation surgery and maintain job security.

Title: Re: Am. Soc. of Nephrology lobbies for legislation to protect Living Donors
Post by: Michael on September 27, 2021, 07:16:14 AM

I hope they're able to get Congress to pass the bill this time. This or similar legislation has been proposed in each session of Congress since at least 2014.