The national kidney shortage is the best kind of problem — because it’s solvable – Orange County Register

The kidney shortage is the best kind of problem. It is solvable. And the solution is in Congress right now.

In today’s divided political climate, it is rare to find a policy that saves both lives and money, uniting people across the spectrum. The End Kidney Deaths Act (H.R. 2687) is one of those rare bills. It is bipartisan, pragmatic, and popular.

To solve it, we must focus on a practical, data-driven approach to one of the most urgent crises in American health care: the shortage of kidneys for transplant. More than 90,000 Americans are waiting for a life-saving kidney, and 25 people die each day while on the list. Over the last decade, around 100,000 Americans have perished waiting.

The good news is we already know the solution. What is needed is the leadership from Congress and the P