New Transplant Rules Go Into Effect Despite Fierce, Ongoing Debate Over Whether They’re Actually Fair

Under the new rules, a liver must be matched with the most critical patient within 500 miles. That means a liver donated in Nashville could end up in Chicago. The intent of the change is to make organ transplants more fair nationwide, but transplant centers in the South and Midwest are fighting it.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2VFCrSE