Global Liver Institute

Global Liver Institute is proud to support H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act. This bipartisan legislation responds to the urgent need for reforming the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OTPN), breaking up the national monopoly contract so that the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) can run an open, competitive process and choose from the best of the best in each field (e.g., health policy, IT, logistics, patient safety) to save more lives.

Global Liver Institute is proud to support H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act. This bipartisan legislation responds to the urgent need for reforming the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OTPN), breaking up the national monopoly contract so that the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) can run an open, competitive process and choose from the best of the best in each field (e.g., health policy, IT, logistics, patient safety) to save more lives.

Global Liver Institute proudly supports President Biden’s nomination of Monica Bertagnolli, MD, to be the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Global Liver Institute provided comment on the Report of the Health Disparities and Health Equity Working Group of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Advisory Council supporting NIDDK’s recommendations.

On March 30, 2023, a judge in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas issued a final judgment in a court case challenging the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that private health insurance plans cover preventive services without cost-sharing for their enrollees.

On March 30, 2023, a judge in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas issued a final judgment in a court case challenging the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that private health insurance plans cover preventive services without cost-sharing for their enrollees.

Organ transplants are gaining more and more attention in the news, and there is little wonder why.