Investigation Launched into Organ Collection Organizations in the United States
Good morning from Washington D.C., where an investigation has been launched into organ collection organizations for potential overbilling and other concerns. Federal authorities are scrutinizing whether organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in at least five states have been charging the government excessively for their services, with investigators from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs leading the effort. The probe, which has been ongoing for several months, has intensified recently …