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Thirty-three Americans die every single day waiting for an organ transplant. Most of this death is unnecessary.

We are working to #EndTheOrganMonopoly.

[Organize @Organ_ize]

HUGE NEWS: The Biden Administration announced they will break up United Network for Organ Sharing’s monopoly that has led to so many unnecessary lives lost.

A transformative & unequivocal win for patients, equity, & common-sense bipartisan solutions.
https://t.co/Bxspcu1NRr

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Excellent progress for patients: Bipartisan Senators Introduce Legislation to Break Up Monopoly Contract for Organ Donation Network https://t.co/l6VuBYGVlm

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LifeSource, the OPO based in Minnesota, spent years promoting misinformation rather than improving their performance. https://t.co/fAB5E8NToF

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Powerful NPR reporting today about the deadly failures of many OPOs, including New England Donor Services https://t.co/j8Lhij4s1F via @WBUR

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A moving and timely call to action.

Thank you, @ajsilverstein16 for so bravely sharing your journey with the world.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

“Today, I will explain to my healthy transplanted heart why, in what may be a matter of days or weeks at best, she — well, we — will die,” writes Amy Silverstein, an author, in a guest essay.
https://t.co/MqDyTICYyM

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Thank you to @RepLarryBucshon and @RepRobinKelly for introducing the Securing the U.S. OPTN Act today!

Too many patients are dying unnecessarily due to a lack of basic accountability. This bill will make our organ transplant system safer, more effective and more equitable.

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Thanks to the persistence of so many leaders, including Senators @RonWyden, @ChuckGrassley, @SenWarren, @SenToddYoung, @SenatorCardin, @SenBillCassidy, @SenBooker for getting us to this moment.

[Organize @Organ_ize]

We are on our way to breaking up a 40-year monopoly that has cost countless American lives.

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How do we fix our broken organ transplant system?

Break up the national organ monopoly.

Listen to Dr. Seth Karp from @VUMCTransplant, @LennyMBernstein, and @JenEricksonDC from @FAScientists on @NPR discuss how this will save lives.
https://t.co/JJhOgZZvWT

[Organize @Organ_ize]

.@SenWarren is right. It's time to #EndTheOrganMonopoly.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Let's be clear: @UNOSNews' monopoly over the organ transplant system has failed patients spectacularly.

@HHSGov is taking critical action by introducing competition to this system for the first time. I'll keep fighting for reforms and accountability.
https://t.co/YExWfHmnYE

[Al Gore @algore]

We've seen transformational advances in science and technology since we passed the National Organ Transplant Act, but our organ transplant system has not kept up. I’m thrilled that is finally changing thanks to tireless advocacy from patients and leaders like @JerryMande.

[Axios @axios]

The Biden administration plans to overhaul the nation's long-troubled organ transplant system, including breaking up the monopoly held by the non-profit that has managed it for nearly four decades. https://t.co/R22CpicHxj

[Schmidt Futures @SchmidtFutures]

Big win for patients as @HRSAgov announces plans to break up the national organ donation monopoly.

Schmidt Futures Innovation Fellow @JenEricksonDC and grantee @GregSegal613 have been working on this important bipartisan reform for years.

https://t.co/WBIEOviRQ5

[Adam Boehler @aboehler]

Americans wait 3 to 5 years on average for a kidney transplant. In the meantime, thousands of people die waiting. The status quo is unacceptable and we are committed to positive change. @CMSinnovates @CMSGov @HHSGov @SeemaCMS @SecAzar https://t.co/tMab0tviUP

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Amazing to see @nytimes tell this story. We need to change the #organdonation oversight system - watch the video to learn more.

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

If organ procurement organizations were operating at optimal levels, the waitlist for livers and lungs would be eliminated in two years. Instead, a lack of oversight has allowed the system to fail the people who depend on it the most. https://t.co/kf573M0RV6

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According to new analysis conducted by a research team at the @Penn, there are approximately 28,000 additional available organs each year from deceased donors that do not get procured or transplanted due to breakdowns in the current system. https://t.co/pUCSHjvMVf

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We’re so inspired by this amazing mom who’s demanding we #StopWaitingForAnOrgan. There are over 120,000 people waiting for transplants and the orgs responsible need to be held accountable.

Let’s join @1tiredmom15 and sign the petition for more oversight! https://t.co/qe1nCelWeH

[Organize @Organ_ize]

22 people die everyday waiting for an organ. We can change this. #OrganDonor

[Dara Kass, MD @darakass]

Thanks to @people for sharing a story of #OrganDonation. https://t.co/ruGJwrmLvi? @ORGAN_IZE

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It only takes 47 seconds to be a life-saver. Register as an #OrganDonor and you could save 8 lives. https://t.co/ld4J7KOSUg