Hi Karol, yes my state, Wi,has a tax deduction, but not if you are self employed, really? So I not only basicly closed my business for 6 weeks while I recovered, but didn't get a thank you from the state either. I didn't know about the tax deduction when I donated, it wouldn't have mattered anyway, but when I did find out they had one I thought great, until it didn't apply to me, oh well, ( sigh). I think some of this would be nice to be informed of BEFORE donation, in case someone can qualify for it. If potential donors don't use this site, who should tell them? I didn't get any of this information from my transplant hospital. It should be part of the information packet at least.
And that there is some possible funding for those that would donate but can't afford time off work, travel expenses. This is not advertised at all to posable donors that I have seen. Should potential donors be handing out brochures from their state kidney foundation informing people of all this, how else are potential donors to know all this? I don't think the general public has a clue about any of this, so when asked to be a donor, they give the deer in the headlights look. Education of the general public is key if we are to get more living donors to step up.
Topic: Financing Living Donation / Legislation (Read 3809 times)