Fierce Healthcare March 22, 2024
Below is a roundup of payer-centric news for the week of March 18, 2024.
United Network for Organ Sharing under fire
Bipartisan members of the Energy and Commerce Committee are looking toward the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on ideas to reform the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is facing more heat from lawmakers. The group was the catalyst sparking bipartisan legislation that opened up the bidding process that previously allowed UNOS to be the sole contractor for OPTN. In February, HRSA issued RFPs for various contracts.
Lawmakers are worried UNOS technology needs to be modernized and protected from cybersecurity threats, citing reports calling the organization’s core systems “fragile” and “insufficient.”
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