September 23, 2026
The United Network for Organ Sharing is seeking to exit a proposed class action claiming it prolonged wait times for Black patients seeking kidney transplants by encouraging hospitals to use a flawed race-based adjustment when measuring kidney function, saying the network's policy was "silent" as to how such scores were calculated.
July 22, 2026
A kidney disease patient launched a proposed class action in Washington federal court Tuesday accusing the United Network for Organ Sharing and Seattle hospital operator Swedish Health Services of using a flawed race-based adjustment when scoring kidney functioning, hindering Black patients' chances of getting a transplant for years.