Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Organ Transplant Nonprofits

Lawmakers Launch Investigation Into Organ Transplant Nonprofits

Members of Congress are investigating nonprofits that procure organs in the United States, amid concerns they may be abusing the Medicare system. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), chairman of the committee’s Oversight Subcommittee, announced on July 23 that they’re probing three organ procurement organizations, or nonprofits that help find organ donor…

HHS Launches Initiative to Reform Organ Transplant System – The Presidential Prayer Team

The HRSA investigation showed “disturbing“ practices by a major organ procurement organization. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a report on the investigation into the organ…