And old health network is about to get a shot in the arm

For the first time in decades, the Health and Human Services department plans to shake up an obscure system. It's the one controlling human organs destined for transplant patients. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network serves some 100,000 patients and their families and officials say it's overdue for modernization. Here with the details, the administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Carole Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices