Actions to strengthen the U.S. organ donation and transplant system

Living donor legislation

UNOS is proud to continue supporting this bipartisan bill providing vital protections for living organ donors

UNOS welcomes competitive bidding process for next OPTN contract

We are committed to working with government partners and all who care about serving donors, patients and their families

A new and modern era of organ allocation

Organ allocation based on continuous distribution is now moving from concept to established policy. UNOS Board of Directors President Jerry McCauley, M.D., provides a community update on the the status of this initiative

The issues at stake in organ transportation

A look at the intersecting challenges in organ transportation and the need for national-level solutions to ensure donor organs get safely to patients in need

A year of lifesaving milestones

Thanks to the selfless gift of organ donors and donor families, new all-time records were set for transplantation in 2022

Increasing lifesaving living donations

The national UNOS Liver Paired Donation pilot program aims to expand living liver donations

Kidney waiting time modifications

New policy action means some Black kidney candidates will be eligible to receive additional waiting time. What will the board action mean for patients?

How do we track policy success?

We look at the data. Kidney transplant volumes up across all ethnicities, and blood types. Liver transplants increased by 4.3 percent since policy implementation.

Policy monitoring