“…Organs for Life, a new nonprofit critical of the way the transplant system is run, hoped to bid for the fiscal 2019 contract to oversee the vast and complex U.S. organ transplant system. That network includes more than 800 transplant programs and other organizations that serve them.”
“But the Department of Health and Human Services is requiring that any applicant demonstrate three years of experience “managing projects of similar scope and complexity in the field of organ transplantation.” Organs for Life and another would-be competitor have said they cannot meet that standard. They contend it describes only the operator of the system, the United Network for Organ Sharing…”
“This week, the Government Accountability Office, ruling on a protest by Organs for Life, said…” Read the full article here.
Source: Nonprofit’s plan to take over the U.S. organ network is thwarted – By Lenny Bernstein, August 3, 2018. The Washington Post.
