The latest Stanford Health Policy Forum, which focused on ways to end our country's organ-donor shortage, is now available online. More than 100,000 Americans currently need organ transplants, and the panelists discussed a variety of solutions for solving the problem. Among the ideas brought to the table was a compensation system for donors - an option that was also the focus of an article in today's San Francisco Chronicle.
Previously: At Stanford Health Policy Forum, panelists dig into the issue of organ donation, How can we end the donor organ shortage?, Stanford visiting professor and founder of kidney-exchange program wins Nobel economics prize and One gift saves three young lives