ConnectLife Blog

Alyson Danielewicz, Chairperson at NY Power Authority & ConnectLife Blood Drive Sponsor shares why hosting blood drives at the New York Power Authority is important to them.

We need WNYers to come in to donate blood this week! A summer shortage has caused an increased need for blood and platelet donation. Come in and get some special "thank yous" including an Independence Day t-shirt, Delta Sonic gift card, and a chance to win a pair of tickets to a preseason game at the new stadium.

An evaluation and competition system created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) could lead to 42% of Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) being automatically decertified in 2026. This “throws the non-profit community based OPOs into a cutthroat, iterative Hunger-Games-style competition where only the top are guaranteed ‘organizational survival’,” according to a lawsuit.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) put forward a plan in April to significantly change the ways in which Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are reimbursed for recovering most types of organs for transplantation. The proposed policies could delay reimbursement for non-profit OPOs, increase administrative burdens and create financial instability.