RFK Jr. announces decertification of KY organ donor group after numerous problems

By: Lantern staff

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 432

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Lexington on Wednesday to announce his office is firing a Kentucky organ donation organization accused of pursuing critically ill patients for their organs.

Kennedy said the decision to decertify the nonprofit was reached after numerous reviews.

“Federal reviewers found serious deficiencies in nearly 30 percent of the cases that they examined,” Kennedy said at a press conference at the University of Kentucky. “We …

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