Urges Congress to pass H.R. 2687, the End Kidney Deaths Act, to address kidney disease and failure by expanding access to kidney transplants.
The bill highlights the severe impact of kidney disease and failure, particularly on people of color, rural, and low-income communities in Hawaii. It emphasizes the high costs and burdens of dialysis, which currently sustain over five thousand residents. The bill advocates for the End Kidney Deaths Act, which would introduce regulated, refundable tax credits for living kidney donations to strangers, aiming to increase donor numbers, save lives, and reduce federal health care spending.
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