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23Feb/17

Albany considers bill to pay live organ-donors’ costs – Crain’s New York Business


Crain’s New York Business

Albany considers bill to pay live organ-donors‘ costs
Crain’s New York Business
New York is one of 20 states that currently offer a tax incentive for expenses related to living donations. A 2014 study showed the New York tax break increased kidney donations to nonrelatives by 52%. But there are limits to the value of a tax

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22Feb/17

Meriden senator pushing bill allowing tax breaks in exchange for donations – Meriden Record-Journal

Meriden senator pushing bill allowing tax breaks in exchange for donations
Meriden Record-Journal
Suzio suggested the fund he seeks to create through legislation could be used for other needs related to social services, including diminishing federal benefits to needy families. “I can think of one thing after the other,” he said. The bill would

22Feb/17

Lawmakers study Red Cross revisions – Shanghai Daily (subscription)


Shanghai Daily (subscription)

Lawmakers study Red Cross revisions
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
The third reading, however, specified that Red Cross societies could “participate in and promote” blood, body and organ donations, and could participate in and carry out “work related to” stem cell donations. The new draft has addressed public concerns

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