OIG Approves Charitable Program Providing Financial Assistance for MRIs in Advisory Opinion 15-14
Lexology (registration)
The requestor may provide donors with aggregated data related to the program and patients’ use of Disease State treatments. The requestor is governed by an independent Board of Directors and its discretion to use the donations is “absolute, independent …
Charity’s Patient Assistance Program Passes OIG Muster in Advisory Opinion 15-17JD Supra (press release)

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Organ donors help save lives
The Oshkosh Northwestern
Liver (deceased donor) 74.3 percent; (living donor) 81.3 percent. • Lung: 55.2 percent. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has put together a list of facts to help people better understand organ, eye and tissue donation. Anyone …

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Pa. Dems squabble over fracking — and guess who’s for it?
Environment & Energy Publishing
The video then asserts that McGinty has received $198,600 from energy industry-related donors during both her gubernatorial and Senate primary bids. McGinty’s campaign disputed those figures, along with data culled by America Rising, a Republican …

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This is a Love Story about Organ Donation
Women’s eNews
NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)–For heart transplant recipient Roxanne Watson, her second life is a love story. That’s why she is keeping busy during Heart Month by appearing at a flurry of events in New York to sign up organ donors – even on Valentine’s …

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Happy fill-in-the-blank Day
Simi Valley Acorn
Or, for those of you who are more civic-minded or for whom celebrating Ferris’ birthday isn’t your thing, you can always come back with a hearty, “Happy National Organ Donor Day.” It’s a sure way to stop any googly-eyed lovers or heart-embracing …

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New debate on organ donation at Stormont
Derry Journal
From left to right: Rosie McCorley MLA , Joe Brolly ,Maeve McLaughlin Foyle MLA Chair of the Health Committee Grace McDermott and Daith� McKay MLA meeting with Joe Brolly to discuss an organ donation bill that is clear and makes the department …

Viva Kuwait organizes blood donation day for staff
Telecompaper (subscription)
Viva Kuwait in partnership with Kuwait Central Blood Bank has organized a Blood Donation Day for its staff. This initiative is part of Viva’s corporate commitment to support community initiatives to help save lives and endorse good health practices …

Holyrood’s organ donation vote labelled a scandal after tweets reveal MSPs put party politics before saving lives
Scottish Daily Record
There is a very real chance her life will one day depend upon a successful lung transplant. I cannot, therefore, view the issue of organ donation dispassionately. Conscious of my own limitations, I have thus far chosen not to write about this …
Saskatchewan watching organ donation debate, but no plans to changeGlobalnews.ca
Manitobans for Presumed Consent calls for changes to organ donation rulesCBC.ca
Make everyone an organ donor unless they opt out, Manitoba patients group saysNational Post
The Christian Institute –MetroNews Canada –Canada News
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One organ donor can save up to 8 lives, help 50 people
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
It’s a small red heart in the corner of a driver’s license. It’s one more box to check on a stack of papers at the Department of Motor Vehicles. For many, thinking about organ donation is a passing thought. But for thousands across the country, it’s a …
Organ donors help save livesThe Oshkosh Northwestern
Marco’s Pizza, Donate Life America partner for National Organ Donor DayPizza Marketplace
Donor Network West and San Ramon Regional Announce Innovative Organ Recovery PartnershipPR Web (press release)
Huntington Herald Dispatch
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