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Taboo Trades Podcast, The End Kidney Deaths Act with Elaine Perlman, September 17, 2025San Diego Union Tribune, The national kidney shortage is the best kind of problem — because it’s solvable, September 14, 2025Vox, Everyone agrees organ donation saves lives. So why don't more people do it? September 5, 2025Kidney 360, Time Ticks Slowly for Kidney Transplant Reform; ESKD Patient Challenges and Opportunities, August, 2025Bay to Bay Daily State News, End Kidney Deaths Act Can Save Thousands, August 27, 2025National Review, The Fiscal Consequences of Banning Compensation for Organ Donors, August 26, 2025Chicago Tribune, Organ donation measure, August 23, 2025Cape Gazette, End Kidney Deaths Act would save many lives, August 20, 2025Yahoo News, How an Air Force veteran became a life-saving double organ donor, August 17, 2025Syracuse.com, Rep. Mannion, back kidney donation bill that would save hundreds of lives, August 14, 2025Niskanen Center, Saving lives and money by incentivizing living organ donation, August 12, 2025Daily Record, Pou, Kim and Booker must champion organ donation in NJ. Here's how, August 12, 2025The Pilot, It's Time to Support Federal Legislation That Can Increase Kidney Donation in This Nation, August 5, 2025Daily Herald, Act offers chance to reduce kidney deaths, August 4, 2025
The Pilot, Support Kidney Donation, July 22, 2025JAMA, End Kidney Deaths Act, July 21, 2025
Marietta Daily Journal, Rep. Loudermilk Should Champion the End Kidney Deaths Act, July 17, 2025The Day, State legislators need to step up for the End Kidney Deaths Act, July 14, 2025Wisconsin Public Radio, These Wisconsinites made the life-changing choice to donate a kidney to a stranger, July 14, 2025Yahoo News, Stansbury stepped up against kidney disease, July 13, 2025
Tallahassee Democrat, Help save lives by supporting the End Kidney Deaths Act, July 11, 2025News-Press, End Kidney Deaths Act: A lifesaving opportunity for Florida, July 6, 2025Boulder Weekly, Colorado leaders can save lives with End Kidney Deaths Act, July 2, 2025Baltimore Sun, Congress can save lives with kidney donation bill, July 1, 2025Powell Tribune, Rep. Hageman, Sens. Barrasso and Lummis: Help pass the End Kidney Deaths Act, July 1, 2025Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Rep. Zinke should support the End Kidney Deaths Act, June 28, 2025Reading Eagle, Congresswoman should champion the End Kidney Deaths Act, June 28, 2025Everett Herald, Bill in Congress can boost kidney donations, save lives, June 28, 2025Toledo Blade, Rep. Kaptur should champion the End Kidney Deaths Act, June 26, 2025The Brunswick News, Carter Should Support the End Kidney Deaths Act, June 26, 2025
The Unspoken, Ep. 7, Donation & Legislation, June 26, 2025End Kidney Deaths Act will save lives in Maine, Portland Press Herald, June 25, 2025Bucks County Herald, Rep. Fitzpatrick should cosponsor the End Kidney Deaths Act, June 19, 2025The Day, Support the End Kidney Deaths Act, June 9, 2025Florida Keys Marathon Weekly, Rep. Gimenez Should Support the End Kidney Deaths Act, June 4, 2025Mercury News, Lofgren must lead on kidney donation bill, June 4, 2025
San Diego Union-Tribune, Here's a smart way to help many suffering from kidney disease, June 3, 2025Stronger Together Digest, Introducing H.R. 2687 – The End Kidney Deaths Act, June 2, 2025Works in Progress, The End Kidney Deaths Act, May 30, 2025Daily Herald, Rep. Kennedy should champion the End Kidney Deaths Act to save lives and cut waste, May 29, 2025Darien Times, Greenwich Time, and CT Insider, As a kidney donor, ‘I know firsthand the immense impact that living donation can have,’ May 29, 2025Trey Hunner, Let’s end kidney deaths, May 26, 2025
Yahoo News and The Fort Meyers News-Press, Help save lives by supporting the End Kidney Deaths Act, May 25, 2025Albuquerque Journal, Bill would save people from kidney failure, May 24, 2025The New Liberal Podcast, Should we pay kidney donors? featuring Elaine Perlman, May 22, 2025Nebraska Minden Courier, Gothenburg Leader, Cozad Local, Rep. Bacon is Right to Support the End Kidney Deaths Act. Others Should Join Him. May 22, 2025Finger Lakes Times, Seeking Tenney’s leadership in advancing kidney bill, May 19, 2025Newsday, Why I decided to donate my kidney to a stranger, May 19, 2025Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, We need Rep. Gwen Moore's leadership on this life-saving kidney legislation, May 18th, 2025Baltimore Sun, Patients who need kidney transplants face a crisis level shortage, May 13, 2025
Los Altos Town Crier, Liccardo should champion End Kidney Deaths Act, May 13, 2025
The Hill, Kidney Transplant Recipient EXPLAINS Why Donors Should GET PAID: Sally Satel, May 7, 2025
The Faculty Lounge, Sally Satel Endorses The End Kidney Deaths Act, May 5, 2025
South Pasedena Review, Support Kidney Donors to Save Lives, May 2, 2025AZ Central, A living kidney donor saved my life. Why must she pay to be a hero? May 1, 2025New York Post, Health beat: Pay Organ Donors To Save Lives, April 30, 2025Chicago Tribune, Steven Levitt and Ruby Rorty: America needs more living kidney donors. Here’s how we achieve that goal. April 29, 2025The Free Press, I Had Two Kidney Transplants. I Want Donors to be Paid. April 28, 2025Mass Live, U.S. Rep. Neal can play vital role in expanding kidney transplants, April 25, 2025
American Enterprise Institute, Congress Can Use the Upcoming Budget Bill to Save Lives, April 16, 2025The Dispatch & Yahoo News, It’s Time To Pay Kidney Donors, April 15, 2025Reason, End Kidney Deaths Act Reintroduced in Congress, April 10, 2025Malliotakis Reintroduces Bipartisan End Kidney Deaths Act, April 8, 2025Noema, How Much is Your Kidney Worth? February 13, 2025Medium, Why You Should Know More About Your Kidneys Than You Do, February 13, 2025WGRZ-TV Buffalo, New York, Local man's billboard plea for kidney donation turns heads near Highmark Stadium, February 13, 2025Market Design, The debate over compensating organ donors is heating up, January 21, 2025Fort Worth Report, Amid national kidney shortage, Tarrant patients find long wait times — and few solutions, December 19, 2024Top of Mind with Julie Rose Podcast, American Has an Organ Shortage. Could Paying Donors Close the Gap? November 11, 2024NBC Washington, How a bill would create a $50K reward for donating a kidney to a stranger, November 1, 2024Bay Area Association of Kidney Patients, Anonymous Kidney Donations: What It's Like, and How a Proposed Law May End the Kidney Shortage, October 27, 2024James Myers Broadcast, Broadcast with Nancy Marlin, October 25, 2024Greg Hess, The End Kidney Deaths Act, a Long Overdue Study to Save Lives, October 24, 2024
Palm Beach Post, Kidney donations hurt by financial barriers. Time to end that, October 19, 2024American Enterprise Institute, We Need to Try a Tax Credit to Help Fix the Kidney Shortage, October 16, 2024Today Show, Would you give up a kidney for $50,000? Proposed law sparks debate, October 3, 2024Click2Houston, Houston veteran pushes for tax breaks for organ donors after donating kidney and liver, October 2, 2024The Atlantic, Would You Give Up Your Kidney for $50,000? October 1, 2024MegaDoctor News, From Pigs to Payouts: Weighing Solutions for the U.S. Kidney Shortage, September 20, 2024Vox, The moral case for paying kidney donors; Kidney donors save lives. Why aren’t we compensated for it? September 18, 2024CNN Regional, California congressman introduces bill that could provide kidney donors with financial incentive, September 18 2024CBS News 13 Sacramento, California congressman introduces bill that could provide kidney donors with financial incentive, September 17, 2024Spectrum 1 News, Charlotte, NC, "My life has been on hold": Donor incentive bill could speed up waitlist, September 10, 2024Raleigh News, "Kidney Deaths," September 7, 2024Houston Chronicle, "Houston man donated his liver and kidney to strangers. He supports a bill for donors to receive tax breaks"; Second Link; September 2, 2024Freakonomics, Episode 139, minute 59; August 30, 2024Yahoo News, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta, "New proposal to offer $50k to people who donate their kidneys, hopes to shorten transplant waitlist," August 30, 2024Kidneys for All Substack, New Law to Prevent Kidney Deaths, Finally, something substantial is being done to provide more kidneys for transplantation, August 27, 2024National Public Radio, "There’s a severe kidney shortage. Should donors be compensated?" August 26, 2024Fox 5 New York, "New effort to encourage kidney donations;" August 23, 2024DocWire News, "End Kidney Deaths Act Introduced in Congress" August 15, 2024Fox 26 Houston, "Lunch for the Soul with Tom O'Driscoll, kidney and liver donor:" August 7, 2024Signals Brief: "Would you donate a kidney to a stranger... for $50,000?" August 19, 2024Sierra Sun Times, "California Congressman Josh Harder Introduces Bill to Increase Bill to Increase Kidney Donations and Save Thousands of Lives - 1/3 of the People Currently on the Kidney Waitlist Will Die Before Receiving a Kidney;" August 14, 2024NBC Washington, "People who donate kidneys to strangers would get $50K tax credit if this law passes;" August 12, 2024WTOP News, "Maryland woman, dual organ donor advocates for bill to give tax break to donors," July 22, 2024Kidney Solutions, "Tackling the Kidney Shortage with the End Kidney Deaths Act;" July 5, 2024Hull News, "Hull resident hopes her kidney donation to a stranger inspires others," July 4, 2024Yahoo News/ Boston 25 news, "Should kidney donors receive tax incentives for donating to strangers? June 24, 2024Denver Post & Boulder Daily Camera, "Pig kidneys are promising, but tax credit for donors will save more Coloradans; June 18, 2024NORTH CAROLINA QUEENS CITY NEWS, "Pilot program would pay people to donate kidney;" June 5, 2024Tucson KOLD - 13, "Tucson woman pushing for kidney bill, over 100,000 people waiting for kidney on transplant list," June 2, 2024Philadelphia Radio WHYY, "Paying people for their organs," May 30, 2024Yahoo News, "Would you donate a kidney for $50,000? This pilot program is gaining national momentum," May 23, 2024PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, "It’s illegal to pay people for organs, but some advocates want a $50,000 tax credit for kidneys;" May 16, 2024Pensacola News Journal, "End Kidney Deaths Act can save Florida lives," May, 2024Jim Myers Broadcast, Broadcast with Elaine Perlman and Ned Brooks, May, 2024Vox & MSN, "Would you donate a kidney for $50,000?" Apr 17, 2024NEW YORK TIMES, "Let People Sell Their Kidneys. It Will Save Lives." April 2, 2024WORKS IN PROGRESS, "compensating compassion," February 16, 2024DONOR DIARIES, "tax credits can save lives;" December 12, 2023GREAT BATTLEFIELD podcast, "AARON STRAUSS ON HAVING IMPACT IN POLITICS AND THEN HE IS JOINED BY ELAINE PERLMAN OF WAITLIST ZERO," December 8, 2023WALL STREET JOURNAL, "A Refundable Tax Credit for Kidney Donation;" December 5, 2023Honolulu Star advertiser, "Pass kidney act to help save lives, money"DALLAS MORNING NEWS, "Can a tax credit increase the number of living donors?" November 13, 2023ASTRAL CODEX TEN, "My left kidney;" October 27, 2023Los Angeles TIMES, "A single reform that could save 100,000 lives immediately;" July 9, 2023Press Releases:
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Pass the End Kidney Deaths ActMay, 2024 community meetingKidney Health is Better Than WealthWe gave our kidneys to strangersDialysis patient Amber Degard speaksRegister to be an Organ Donor!
Ned Brooks speaks on Modify NOTAJuly, 2024 community meetingTom Duncan on kidney donationVeteran Martinez Majors, Sr. speaks Cari Maxwell speaks about kidney diseaseWhy donate our kidney to a stranger?June, 2024 community meeting