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Article: American Society of Transplantation Board of Directors Raises Organ Transplant Awareness on Capitol Hill
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 21, 2008
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To: LIFESTYLES EDITORS
Contact: Beth Drost for American Society of Transplantation, +1-
215-885-1014
WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- On July 21, The
American Society of Transplantation's (AST) Board of Directors
visited elected officials on Capitol Hill to discuss key
transplantation policy initiatives. The discussion focused on the
extension of immunosuppressive drug coverage and the need to
increase funding of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The
group also reviewed legislative policy priorities for the 111th
Congress. This was the first time the entire AST Board traveled to