{"id":15369,"date":"2024-11-15T16:28:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=15369"},"modified":"2024-11-15T16:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:28:18","slug":"the-government-monopoly-on-donated-kidneys-is-killing-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=15369","title":{"rendered":"The Government Monopoly on Donated Kidneys Is Killing Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“An estimated 12 people die every day<\/a> while waiting for a kidney transplant. At least some of those deaths are preventable, and monopoly government contractors shoulder most of the blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Monopolies don’t work and \u2028government-funded monopolies are even worse,” says Jennifer Erickson, a former Obama White House staffer who now works as a senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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” All told, more than 17,000 kidneys (as well as thousands of other organs) are going to waste each year instead of finding their way to dialysis patients who need a replacement. That’s a tremendous opportunity cost. And because there’s no competition between OPOs, if you’re unlucky enough to need an organ and you live in an area where there’s a poor-performing OPO, you might never get one.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Government Monopoly on Donated Kidneys Is Killing Americans<\/a><\/blockquote>