Government
Organ donation funds authorized
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted April 12, 2004
Congress has passed legislation to authorize $25 million for fiscal year 2005 in grant money for states and organ donation programs. The money, if allocated during the budget process, would help programs pay for live donors' travel and other incidental costs. The bill would also pay for public outreach, awareness and education efforts. Money would be available for research into increasing organ donation and recovery rates.
"More than 83,000 Americans are currently awaiting an organ transplant," said the bill's sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD (R, Tenn.). "By improving public awareness to encourage organ donation we can save thousands of lives."
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/04/12/gvbf0412.htm.
