AOPO Outlines Key Recommendations to Strengthen Accountability and Safeguard the Future of Organ Donation
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Outlines Key Recommendations to Strengthen Accountabilityand Safeguard the Future of Organ Donation McLean, VA (April 10, 2026) – On March 30, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)...
AOPO Statement on CMS Guidance Reinforcing Safeguards
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on CMS Guidance Reinforcing Safeguards McLean, VA (March 13, 2026) – This week, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new guidance concerning the roles of...
AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on Suspected Donor-Derived KSHV Transmissions McLean, VA (March 10, 2026) – A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlighted an increase in suspected...
AOPO Supports Strengthening Donor Registries
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Supports Strengthening Donor Registries McLean, VA (February 26, 2026) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) strongly supports continued efforts to strengthen donor registries...
AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on CMS Proposed Rule on OPO Oversight McLean, VA (January 28, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update federal regulation...
AOPO Alarmed by Decline in U.S. Organ Donations
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Alarmed by Decline in U.S. Organ Donations McLean, VA (January 14, 2026) – The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) is alarmed that, for the first time in 14 years, the annual number...
AOPO Statement on OPO Transition in South Florida
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on OPO Transition in South Florida McLean, VA (January 8, 2026) – Today, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Nevada Donor Network has been selected to...
Leading Organizations Unite to Protect the Promise of Organ Donation and Transplantation: Continued Commitment to Safety, Integrity, and Innovation
Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org Leading Organizations Unite to Protect the Promise of Organ Donation and Transplantation: Continued Commitment to Safety, Integrity, and InnovationRICHMOND, VA, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Trusted voices in organ donation...
AOPO Statement on HHS Announcement Regarding Organ Donation System
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on HHS Announcement Regarding Organ Donation System McLean, VA (September 18, 2025) – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its intent to decertify Life...
AOPO Statement on Lawsuit Challenging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) OPO Final Rule
PUBLIC STATEMENT Media Contact:Jenny Daigle | jdaigle@aopo.org AOPO Statement on Lawsuit Challenging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) OPO Final Rule McLean, VA (August 6, 2025) – A lawsuit was filed on August 1 by seven organ procurement...