NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT OF 1984: A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUB. L. NO. 98-507Reams, Bernard D., Jr.Item #: 9930 Pages: 3v. Printed: 1990. Subjects: HEALTH & SAFETY, LEGISLATIVE HISTORY, MEDICAL LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE Congress enacted this Act of improve the national healthcare systems' response to the needs of organ transplantpatients. This Act authorized grants to local organprocurement systems; established a nationwide computermatching network; authorized Medicare to pay for necessaryimmunosuppressive drugs; allowed Medicare and Medicaidto specify transplant centers; and prohibited the saleor purchase of human organs for transplant.William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1990 Please contact us to request purchasing information. |