Ned Brooks on Coalition to Modify NOTA

[@patriciagraham1478]

This will lead to saving so many more lives! Excellent presentation Ned!

[@robertgutman2662]

Indeed an excellent approach. One suggestion. It is not only surrogate, egg, sperm, plasma donors, but please consider adding paid military service to the list. It is a higher risk and does operate with a disproportionately poor and people of color ratio. Yet we do it because we need the system and we recognize that paying willing particiipants is ethical

[@marilyncollins3147]

thank you for trying to save my daughter's life.

[@ChristineMccullough-q6l]

presentation shines a whole new light on rationale for re-examining how we achieve higher donations. Times and norms chnage,; its time for this too

[@JeffByron]

I was an undesignated kidney donor earlier this year. I was initially against the notion of paying donors because I believe only those who need the money would donate and thus exploit the poor. I've been and will continue to work with "wait listers" to tell their stories and cultivate more altruistic living donors. However, this proposal to modify NOTA and provide an equitable tax credit is a reasonable and potentially enormous way to improve and save many more lives. I endorse it. I also think we should take actions that will be needed as a result to increase the number of medical professionals and transplant centers as well as educate the public and inform and encourage donors. Such expenditures are also easily justified instead of continuing to grow the dialysis industry.

[@sasquatch-7634]

I like this. Also are you sure about bone marrow donors being paid? No one paid me when I donated mine.

[@jp-a1a729]

How about taking care of living kidney donors when they have a bad outcome, instead of tossing them out to the curb?

[@theMDMentor]

Do you have evidence of this happening? Typically all medical/transportation costs related to transplant are paid for donors, but I don't know for how long. This lawyer/donor just said that donors who develop ESKD themselves are given priority for transplant, and that this has NEVER happened.

[@nedbrooks1234]

Complications occur about 4% of the time, and they are usually minor issues that require an extra one or two days in the hospital. Hospitals typically follow a donor for two years. The National Kidney Registry has a suite of protections for donors, and they will cover medical costs related to the transplant if the transplant center disavows any responsibility.

[@jp-a1a729]

@@nedbrooks1234 Ned, I’ve spoken to you before. So, stop trying to gaslight me.

[@jp-a1a729]

@@theMDMentor I donated a kidney in 1998 with disastrous results. Between the loss of my carrer and medical expenses I had to pay for, my donation has cost me nearly $1mil. There’s groups, thousands of donors that had complications and were and are STILL being ignored by transplant clinic and doctors.

[@jp-a1a729]

@@nedbrooks1234 You’re full of bull!!