{"id":1478,"date":"2021-03-09T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T18:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2021-03-30T01:28:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T08:28:46","slug":"alexandra-harrison-flaxman-how-a-transplant-recipient-became-a-legislation-advocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/2021\/03\/09\/alexandra-harrison-flaxmanhow-a-transplant-recipient-became-a-legislation-advocate\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Harrison-Flaxman\u2014How a Transplant Recipient Became a Legislation Advocate"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"1478\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"2\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>\u201cThe passage of the Immuno Bill is not just a win for the patient community \u2026\u201d says Alexandra Harrison-Flaxman \u201c\u2026 it\u2019s a win&nbsp;<em>because<\/em>&nbsp;of the patient community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed S. 3353 \u2013 Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplants Patients Act of 2020 (<em>The Immuno Bill<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, on December 8, 2020, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5534, which set up the Senate vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bi-partisan passage of the Immuno Bill now awaits the President\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting the bill passed has been Alexandra\u2019s (\u201cAlex\u2019s\u201d) passion for several years now and she says she cried when watching both the House and Senate pass the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was thinking, \u2018This is crazy,\u2019 I\u2019ve just been a part of enacting actual change for kidney-transplant recipients,\u201d says Alex, 34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read Alexandra&#8217;s full story, <a href=\"https:\/\/caredx.com\/patients-and-caregivers\/our-transplant-journeys__trashed\/alexandra-harrison-flaxman-how-a-transplant-recipient-became-a-legislation-advocate\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"1478\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"2\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading \u201cThe passage of the Immuno Bill is not just a win for the patient community \u2026\u201d says Alexandra Harrison-Flaxman \u201c\u2026 it\u2019s a win&nbsp;because&nbsp;of the patient community.\u201d On December 22, &hellip; 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