Organ Transplantation: HHS Action Needed to Improve Lifesaving Program

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What GAO Found Organ transplantation is the leading treatment for patients with severe organ failure, but as of May 2025, more than 100,000 individuals remained on the national waiting list. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has overseen organ allocation services since 1984, using the same contractor to do so, until recently. In 2024, HHS entered into contracts to assess weaknesses in organ allocation services, as part of a modernization initiative. The assessments target issues

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Title	Source	Tier	Published
Organ Transplantation: HHS Action Needed to Improve Lifesaving Program Representative	gao.gov	S1	2026-01-22 12:22:01
Systemic Issues Plague Life-Saving Organ Transplant Program - Government Accountability Office (GAO) (.gov)	news.google.com	Unknown	2026-01-22 14:19:32
Some of the concerns raised by the GAO relate to a contractor that provides supplementary services to transplant programs outside of its primary HHS contract, which charges a monthly fee for services such as data analytics. In fiscal year 2024 alone, approxim - facebook.com	news.google.com	Unknown	2026-01-27 15:00:08