The National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC)

Our mission is to reduce the financial disincentives to living organ donation. To this end, we operate a nationwide system that provides reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses, lost wages, and dependent care expenses to people being evaluated for and/or undergoing living organ donation. Priority is given to those who could not otherwise afford to donate. Background: Many people would like to donate an organ to a family member or friend, but would have trouble paying for related expenses—like transportation, lodging, food, and dependent care—that are not covered by insurance, especially if they lose wages during their recovery from donation surgery. The costs of the process can be a burden for donors and recipients; for some, these costs might make living organ donation impossible. The National Living Donor Assistance Center exists to provide access to transplantation for those who want to donate, but face financial barriers to doing so. This program is administered by the Division of Transplantation (DoT), Healthcare Systems Bureau (HSB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), United States Health and Human Services (HHS) through a cooperative agreement with the University of Kansas (KU) and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS).

Website

livingdonorassistance.org

External link for The National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC)

Industry

Public Assistance Programs

Company size

2-10 employees

Headquarters

Arlington, Virginia

Type

Nonprofit