Major Overhaul of Organ Transplant System Oversight Proposed

The proposed changes come amid growing concern regarding the U.S. organ transplant system.

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Organ procurement organizations—the groups responsible for connecting organ donors with patients—will face big changes if a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalized.

The changes come in the wake of disturbing practices in organ procurement organizations.