Gerrymandering Fixed Politics, Surely It Can Fix Organ Transplant Allocation Too

Using the same kind of mathematical formulas used to draw political redistricting maps, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a model that would allow for the more equitable allocation of livers from deceased donors for transplantation. They claim that where you live dictates the availability of a liver transplant - geography can mean the difference between a 10 percent chance of dying while on the waiting list for a donor liver, and a 90 percent chance. Their new model ignores the longstanding relationships among medical centers used to create the current unbalanced system and makes the distribution of organs as equitable as possible, they say. read more

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