https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation Costs and Payment of Organ Transplantation in the United States and Abroad en-us 2020-05-24 17:04:13 UTC 2025-11-20 13:10:53 UTC hello@padlet.com alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637811831 "[...] equal access to organs does not mean equal access to organ transplantation. Even if there were a sufficient supply of suitable organs for transplantation, the reality is that the uninsured, underinsured and the poor do not currently have an equal opportunity to fully realize the benefits of organ transplantation because they do not have equal access to very expensive and necessary post-transplant immunosuppressant medications."

]]> 2020-06-23 18:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637811831 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637836363 Why I find this topic critically important in health care today]]> 2020-06-23 18:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637836363 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637840884 Medicare coverage for end-stage renal disease covers 80% of immunosuppressant medications for 36-months.

However, about half of the people with a kidney transplant will live at least 10 more years post-transplant.

Total lifetime out-of-pocket costs with Medicare coverage can be as much as $182,400.

Poverty becomes a reason for why people do not have needed organ transplants in the United States.]]> 2020-06-23 18:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637840884 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637856365 This graphic is from https://transplants.org/get-informed/ and shows the the amount of money a person must prove they have before being placed on the waitlist for various transplant surgeries. They are required to have proof of funding for 20% of overall costs.

If a patient cannot afford the costs of medication after the surgery, they may denied an organ they matched with.]]> 2020-06-23 19:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637856365 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637872096 In this article, Hedda Martin describes using crowd-sourced fundraising methods to raise the money she needed to be placed on the waitlist for a heart. Originally, she was denied because she could not prove she had the money to cover the costs.]]> 2020-06-23 19:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637872096 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637878536 https://helphopelive.org/

https://transplants.org/

https://www.americantransplantfoundation.org/programs/pap/

https://bonemarrow.org/

https://cota.org/ (specifically designed to raise funds for children and young adults that need a transplant)]]> 2020-06-23 19:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637878536 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637889334 After receiving donations, many recipients will be able to live long, healthy lives.]]> 2020-06-23 19:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637889334 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637894502 America is the recipient of two kidney transplants]]> 2020-06-23 19:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/637894502 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/638007133 2020-06-23 22:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/638007133 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/638019023 Though much of this data is more than 10 years old, it is interesting to look at when discussing how the United States handles the costs associated with organ transplantation.
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Only 3% of the NHS budget is spent on services related to kidney failure per year.

Dialysis costs an average of £30,800 per patient per year, whereas immunosuppressant medications cost £5,000 per patient per year.

On April 1, 2009, 6,920 patients were on the transplant waiting list, the majority of whom were on dialysis. The dialysis costs to the NHS were approximately £193 million per year. If each patient on dialysis received a transplant, the cost would be go down to about £41 million per year, saving the NHS £152 million per year.
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It seems clear that transplants save the NHS money over the long run, versus keeping patients on dialysis. The focus in these statistics is not on how to pay for transplants but on how having greater organ supply will save the NHS money in the long-term.]]> 2020-06-23 22:23:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/638019023 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/638031094 Depending on the financial situation and insurance coverage a person has access to, they may find themselves looking at several methods of paying for their surgery and post-surgical needs.]]> 2020-06-23 22:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/638031094 alyssawarner1 https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/638041763 The United States does not handle the costs associated with organ transplant services and needs very well. Because of how fragmented our health insurance coverage is between the public and private sector, the costs can vary depending on how the person is insured. However, even with insurance, some people may not be able to get the transplant because they cannot afford the necessary anti-rejection medications afterwards. This is an issue that doesn't come up in NHS statistics. Compared to the vast resources available to secure finances for transplantation in the United States, the NHS appears more focused on how getting more transplants will save the health care system money every year.]]> 2020-06-23 23:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssawarner1/organdonation/wish/638041763