Transplantation

ASN supports quality pre-transplant, transplant, and post-transplant care. The expansion of immunosuppressive drug coverage for kidney transplant patients, a longstanding ASN policy priority, was enacted into law after decades of advocacy. 

In December 2020, the US Senate passed the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act as part of a broad year-end legislative package, extending Medicare coverage of life saving immunosuppressive medications for the life of the kidney transplant. The law is expected to save Medicare $400,000,000 over 10 years by averting the return of transplant patients to dialysis.

The following articles relate to initiatives and activities that align with ASN’s efforts to identify, prioritize, and advocate for policies that promote the highest quality patient care, increased funding for research, and a commitment to medical education funding for kidney diseases on the federal legislative, regulatory, and profession-sanctioned levels.

 

 

 

Publish:
18 Oct 2024

Progress Towards HIV-Positive Kidney Transplants to HIV-Positive Recipients May Be On the Horizon

Publish:
03 Aug 2022

ASN Recommends a Separate, Stand-Alone OPTN Contract for Technology

Publish:
09 Jun 2022

Improving the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

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20 Jan 2022

Optimism About Xenotransplantation Grows After a Series of Accomplishments

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27 Oct 2021

A Scientific Breakthrough: Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney into Human Patient

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19 Oct 2021

Kidney Diseases and Transplants: Challenges and Progress

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13 Aug 2021

ASN Applauds Efforts to Authorize Third Vaccine Dose

Publish:
30 Jun 2021

Symptoms of Kidney Failure Decreased Months After Transplantation, Study Finds

Publish:
05 Apr 2021

Making Kidney Transplantation a Reality for More Americans

Publish:
30 Jan 2021

ESRD Quality Reporting System (EQRS) Temporarily Suspended

Publish:
21 Feb 2020

Baylor College of Medicine publicly endorses Medicare’s proposed rule on Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) Conditions for Coverage
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David White
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Publish:
10 Feb 2020

Donated Organs, Especially Kidneys, are at Risk Due to Current Transportation Structure
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ASN Staff
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27 Jan 2020

ASN Leader Proposes Solutions to National Organ Shortage
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Zachary Kribs
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Publish:
17 Dec 2019

ASN Transplant Policy Priorities at Center of Bold New Proposed Rules to Overhaul Organ Procurement and Strengthen Living Donor Support
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ASN Staff
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Publish:
12 Dec 2019

USA Today Opinion Piece in Line with ASN stance on Organ Procurement Reform
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ASN Staff
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Publish:
07 Oct 2019

Washington Post Opinion Piece Highlights Bipartisan Agreement on Opportunities for Improvement in Organ Procurement
By:
Rachel Meyer
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Publish:
30 Sep 2019

Medicare Makes Bold Move to Increase Access to Transplants
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David White
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Publish:
24 May 2019

Efforts to Support Living Donors and OPO Metric Improvements on the Way
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David White Zach Kribs and Rachel Meyer
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Publish:
14 Mar 2019

Potential game-changing exchange: Extending coverage for immunosuppressant drugs beyond 3-year limit for patients after a kidney transplant could help Medicare
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David White
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27 Oct 2018

Disparities in Child Transplant Outcomes Widen

Publish:
02 Jul 2018

Update to Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism
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