Anti-Discrimination Organ Transplant Measure Stalls in Senate

Bipartisan anti-discrimination organ transplant legislation that has earned broad support is now encountering snags in the Senate.

The Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act would prohibit providers from denying a patient a transplant based solely on disability. The House passed the bill (H.R.1520) on a voice vote last June, and in February, the legislation (S.1782) was heading to a markup in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

But the bill was yanked last minute due to “stakeholder issues,” Senate HELP Chair Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said shortly after the markup in February.

The concerns are over changes that ...