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Special Bulletin: CMMI Issues Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model Final Rule
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Nov. 26 finalized a new
mandatory payment model that will begin on July 1, 2025 and test whether hospital
performance-based incentive payments or penalties will increase access to kidney
transplants while preserving or enhancing the quality of care and reducing Medicare
expenditures. The rule also includes standard provisions that will apply to all CMMI
models whose first performance period begins on or after Jan. 1, 2025.
CMS issues final rule for mandatory organ transplant payment model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 26 released a final rule for the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model.
HHS issues final rule expanding kidney and liver transplant access for people with HIV
The Department of Health and Human Services Nov. 26 issued a final rule that expands access to kidney and liver transplants for individuals with HIV by removing clinical research requirements.
CMS anticipates later start date for mandatory organ transplant payment model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced that they anticipate a later start date for the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model.
HRSA to begin awarding multi-vendor contracts for organ transplantation services
The Health Resources and Services Administration Sept. 19 announced that it will award multi-vendor contracts for organ transplantation services, continuing an overhaul of the national organ transplant system.
HRSA announces shift in organ transplant program governance
The Health Resources and Services Administration Aug. 29 announced that it awarded a contract to the American Institutes for Research to support the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Board of Directors.
Organ Donation and Transplant Alliance launches new educational guide, workshop
The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance has created new resources for health care providers to encourage more organ donation and transplants.
A ‘brave adventure’ in Maryland is paving the way for better heart disease outcomes
To the medical community, Lawrence Faucette’s life is notable for what his family deemed his “brave adventure” as the second-ever recipient of a genetically modified pig heart, which kept him alive for nearly six weeks after the transplant.
A patient cuts his foot at a bonfire. Now he’s part of a major milestone for M Health Fairview
By serving as “kidney transplant patient 10,001,” Dale Sorensen becomes the face of M Health Fairview’s major milestone.
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Performs Milestone 300th Organ Transplant on Grateful 37-Year-Old Patient from Teaneck
For some people a lucky number might be a winning lotto ticket. Thirty-seven-year old Jose Vasquez of Teaneck, NJ, did win the lotto in a manner of speaking. His fortunate number: 300.