June 2009
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“My Sister’s Keeper
Donation Storyline:
13 year old daughter, Anna, conceived...”
– Tenaya Wallace Campaign Director, Donate Life Hollywood
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UNOS Board Addresses Liver Allocation →
The UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) board met on June 22-23 and adopted changes to the liver allocation policy.
Steve Jobs' Transplant Raises Issue of Geographic...
It is now being reported on cnn.com that Jobs did, indeed, receive his liver transplant in Tennessee - at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, to be specific. Tennessee has one of the shortest wait times in the country, so it is logical that an individual with resources to travel would go where there is a short wait time, good outcomes, etc.
Similarly, in Texas, there are parts of our state where...
Good news for some Florida transplant candidates
The Fort Myers News-press.com reported this bit of good news on June 11, 2009:
TALLAHASSEE - Hundreds of Floridians will be able to get kidney transplants without losing all their assets after Gov. Charlie Crist Wednesday signed into a law extending insurance eligibility to patients.
The law extends coverage to patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and also to the disabled. Beginning in October,...
Texas House and Senate Adjourn Sine Die! Two major...
The transplant/organ donation community had a very successful Texas legislative session, and we want to sincerely thank everyone who helped.
As the session ended Monday, June 1, the following bills had passed:
HB2027 (Zerwas), the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) passed both the House and the Senate and was signed into law by the Governor. This bill conforms Texas law with Federal...
