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Kidney waiting time modifications

Black kidney patients may be eligible for more waiting time.

Help with prescriptions

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, a new medicare benefit helps cover the costs for immunosuppressive drugs beyond 36 months after transplant for patients with ESRD.

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1 million new beginnings

The U.S. surpassed a historic milestone in 2022: 1 million transplants. Learn how donors, recipients and their loved ones are Living It Forward.

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Living donation

Living donation provides an alternative to kidney and liver patients waiting on the national transplant list.

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Kidney disease and treatment

When your kidneys no longer work, you need to choose a treatment option.

Learn about options

Stories of Hope

Transplant recipients, living donors, and donor families share how organ transplants transformed their lives.

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Understanding transplant costs

Transplants raise financial questions and concerns for patients. Learn how to make a plan with your team.

Make a plan

For patients: Learn about waiting time modifications for Black kidney candidates and CPRA calculation change FAQs

More than

42,800

lifesaving organ transplants in 2022

More than

21,300

deceased and living donors in 2022

Learn about living donation

COVID-19 resources

Webinar series

Transplantation Journey

On-demand webinars about issues that matter to patients and their loved ones.

Webinars

Learning center

Kidney transplants

There are many options to consider when you have end-stage renal disease. Walk through your options.

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Winter 2023 public comment is open Jan. 19 - March 15. Watch videos and Add your voice

Stories of Hope

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Jose Matos: A God miracle, a new heart, a warrior

A new heart from a selfless stranger, a mountain of prayers, every loved one involvement, our faith and trust in GOD made this miracle possible.

Denise Redeker: Sometimes survival is a matter of little miracles

I soon qualified for transplant, medically, financially, psychologically, and socially and was listed.

Marilyn DeRosa Wilkie: Never, ever give up

A courageous and selfless stranger saved my life.

Living donation

Living donation is when a healthy living organ donor gives an organ such as a kidney or part of an organ such as a portion of a lung, liver, pancreas, or intestine to a recipient.

Costs

Before undergoing an organ transplant, it’s important to understand the costs. You will want to work with your transplant team make sure you have an individual plan to cover transplant costs.

Caregivers

In order for patients to have successful transplant outcomes, it’s important for organ recipients or living donors to have quality care and support before and after surgery. Learn more.

Find a support group

Receive support from other organ transplant patients and families by finding a support group near you. Click here to learn more and find the right type of support group for you or your family.