Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition Applauds Congressional Black Caucus Chair Horsford for Asking HHS to Reverse Medicare Cuts Disproportionately Impacting Thousands of Black and Brown Transplant Patients
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition (HEiTC), led by Al B. Sure! and Rev. Al Sharpton, today applauded Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) for urging the Biden Administration to reverse the Medicare cuts that have left thousands of Black, Brown, and other transplant recipients without a life-saving blood test that non-invasively detects early signs of organ transplant rejection.
Key Points:
- Al Sharpton, today applauded Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) for urging the Biden Administration to reverse the Medicare cuts that have left thousands of Black, Brown, and other transplant recipients without a life-saving blood test that non-invasively detects early signs of organ transplant rejection.
- Noting he was "deeply troubled" about the disproportionately adverse impact of the decision, Horsford urged Sec.
- "We share the Biden Administration's commitment to closing racial disparities in our health system," the CBC Chair wrote in the missive .
- – the songwriter, podcast host, health and wellness ambassador who received a life-saving liver transplant in the summer of 2022.