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New Transplant Rules NPR's Joe Palca reports on new federal rules issued today governing the allocation of organs for transplant. Health and Human Services secretary Donna Shalala issued the rules today, which require that donated organs go to the sickest patients. Under the current system, organs are offered to the patients closest to the donor first.

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New Transplant Rules

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New Transplant Rules

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NPR's Joe Palca reports on new federal rules issued today governing the allocation of organs for transplant. Health and Human Services secretary Donna Shalala issued the rules today, which require that donated organs go to the sickest patients. Under the current system, organs are offered to the patients closest to the donor first.