The Organ Transplant List Is Being Ignored

Organ transplant waiting lists are designed to fairly distribute organs to the sickest patients in order of priority. Or so we thought. A New York Times investigation shows that the list leaves many patients waiting for organs despite being next in line. Brian Rosenthal, a New York Times reporter, explains how this list became so unreliable.

Video by Brian Rosenthal, Christina Shaman, Christina Thornell, Laura Salaberry, James Surdam and Jeremy White/The New York Times

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