06/28/2021
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"How would the lives of patients on organ donation waiting lists, especially patients of color, improve if OPOs were required to operate under these higher standards?"
"Black and Brown patients are more likely to suffer from illnesses like kidney failure and less likely to get an organ transplant."
"It's outrageous that providers would make referrals for potential donor patients to an OPO, and yet the OPO will not go to the hospital to assess the patient."
"Mr. Miller, instead of sitting on massive piles of cash, shouldn't OPOs be deploying that money to train staff on outreach?"