Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA) said he will expand his probe into organ transplant programs around the country. Grassley said failures such as the recent breakdowns at programs run by the University of California-Irvine and St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles indicate that more government oversight of the field may be needed. The UCI transplant program was stripped of its certification last month after news reports revealed that as many as 30 patients may have died as a result of problems. The United Network for Organ Sharing, which maintains the national organ donation system under a federal contract, said it will cooperate with Grassley's effort.
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