Uninformed regulatory changes risk organ donation system and could cost lives
Summary
A federal policy change could harm the U.S. organ donation and transplant system. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should consider a gradual change to protect the system while finding better ways to judge organ procurement organizations (OPOs).Key Facts
- The U.S. organ donation system may face risks from new federal policy changes.
- Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) are groups that collect donated organs for transplant.
- The current policy could destabilize the donation process and infrastructure.
- CMS oversees the regulation of OPOs and the organ donation system.
- Experts suggest CMS use a phased or gradual approach to implementing new policies.
- A phased transition allows time to find better methods to evaluate how well OPOs perform.
- Protecting the donation system is important to save lives through organ transplants.
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