In the pre-dawn hours of August 7, tearful family members of Orlando Rios followed the gurney that carried his body down the hallways of an Albuquerque, N.M., hospital lined with mournful friends and staff. The “honor walk” for the 28-year-old Rios marked both the tragic end of a life cut short by drug overdose and […]
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Organ Transplant Push Seen Endangered by Plan to Rein in Costs
Prominent medical groups fear a federal push to increase organ transplants could face a significant slowdown under a proposed rule by the Biden administration that would reduce Medicare payment for certain costs related to the organ acquisition process. One payment revision in the proposed rule would save an estimated $4.1 billion over 10 years and help cut […]
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