Senate Finance Subcommittee Chairman Cardin Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Need to Reform Organ Transplant System
July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on July 20, 2023, entitled "The Cost of Inaction and the Urgent Need to Reform the U.S. Transplant System":
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In the United States, the need for organs is far greater than those available. There are about 104,000 adults and children on the national transplant waitlist, and every 10 minutes . . .
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In the United States, the need for organs is far greater than those available. There are about 104,000 adults and children on the national transplant waitlist, and every 10 minutes . . .