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The feds want to overhaul how Americans get organ transplants. But in Philadelphia, the system gets high marks.

The problems in the organ transplant system are real, but some of the criticism is misdirected, says UNOS president Jerry McCauley, a kidney specialist at Jefferson Health.

Physician Richard S. Mangus examined a patient who underwent a multiple-organ transplant at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis in 2021. The Biden administration has proposed an overhaul of the transplant system.
Physician Richard S. Mangus examined a patient who underwent a multiple-organ transplant at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis in 2021. The Biden administration has proposed an overhaul of the transplant system.Read moreTerrence Antonio James / MCT
    by Tom Avril
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