10-year pilot program proposes $50,000 tax credit for living kidney donors to address US kidney shortage.
The US faces a severe kidney shortage, with over 90,000 people waiting for transplants and around 1,000 removed from the list each month. In response, Waitlist Zero, a coalition supporting new federal legislation, has proposed the End Kidney Deaths Act, a 10-year pilot program offering a refundable $50,000 tax credit spread over five years to people who donate a kidney to an anonymous recipient on the national waitlist. The bill aims to incentivize living kidney donors and increase the number of available kidneys for transplant, potentially saving thousands of lives. Some argue that offering payment for organs could lead to an illicit organ trade, while others believe the proposal could significantly increase kidney availability.
August 26, 2024
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