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Mashup Score: 9
COVID-19’s Impact on Organs & the Continued Need for Reform Executive Summary COVID-19 has highlighted the urgency of increasing the supply of transplantable organs. Evidence shows that COVID-19 can cause long-term damage to organs like kidneys, lungs, hearts, and livers. Experts warn that kidney disease is “surging” due to the pandemic, and they predict…
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Mashup Score: 5Inequity in Organ Donation · The Costly Effects of an Outdated Organ Donation System - 3 year(s) ago
The organ donation system is failing patients and donor families of color through every phase of the process – from getting on the waitlist, to finding a match, to becoming a donor.1 Both donor families and patients of color who need an organ experience different treatments and a system deeply rooted in inequity.2 From the outset, people of color are far…
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So glad Rep @AyannaPressley is engaged in this. Black Americans more likely to need kidney transplant, less likely to get one. COVID will worsen this @iamzo33 explains. @CongressmanRaja @RepCloudTX +@RepKatiePorter holding Congressional hearing tomorrow https://t.co/7aNsoMET34
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The following was written by former Chief Technology Officers of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As former Chief Technology Officers of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we have seen first-hand the impact that thoughtful systems reforms can have on patient outcomes. We have also all worked on organ donation reform, one…
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"We are strongly motivated by data that show organ donation reform can save thousands of lives every year - as well as billions of dollars to the taxpayer - and help address racial disparities in our healthcare system." - 5 (yes, all 5) former HHS CTOs https://t.co/vZUVBrNOTb https://t.co/hgZYmnjCgf
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COVID-19 damages organs, so we have to fix the organ donation system now. I am testifying at the Congressional hearing tomorrow. @CongressmanRaja, @RepCloudTX @RepKatiePorter thank you for your leadership! https://t.co/UGtBhNcAkk https://t.co/804ZVXraBI