The field of organ transplantation is currently experiencing a severe decline in therapeutic and device innovation. Although previous investments in transplant research have saved and improved countless lives, the medical science behind the gift-of-life has entered a period where it may lose its...
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Public Policy News
April 25th, 2013
168 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested to the Chairmen and Ranking members of the Full Appropriations Committee and NIH Subcommittes that NIH receives at least $32 billion for Fiscal year (FY) 2014.
AST and its lobbyists successfuly assisted in securing Members of...
April 17th, 2013
AST and ASTS comments on the Proposed Rule, "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Part II - Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction" published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2013.
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March 22nd, 2013
The Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act (HR 1325) was introduced by Congressmen Michael C. Burgess, MD (R-Texas) and Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin). This legislation would allow individuals who are eligible for immunosuppressive drugs under Medicare Part B to continue to...
March 22nd, 2013
This amendment creates a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow for growth of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This is being offered by the Deputy Senate Majority Leader and is coordinated with other key NIH members of congress champions. AST has endorsed this amendement.
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February 15th, 2013
Yesterday, Congressional leaders introduced legislation to end the research ban on organ donation from HIV-Positive donors to HIV-Positive transplant recipients. The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act would create a potential path for HIV-positive organs to be donated to HIV-positive patients,...
February 14th, 2013
Last night, the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act was reintroduced in the US Senate with the bi-partisan support of Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss). This legislation (S.323), which AST has been fighting to pass for years,...
January 18th, 2013
The AST supports and endorses the legislation to amend the Public Health Service (PHS) Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)....
January 2nd, 2013
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December 19th, 2012
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