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Aug 26
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Advocating for a new U.S. Transplant Sys...

National Kidney Foundation
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The transplant system in America is evolving. And you deserve to know what that means. Today, we unpack the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Act with experts Miriam Godwin and Jullie Hoggan. Learn why this legislation was introduced, how it could improve the organ transplant system, and what it means for people waiting f ... Show More
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