The Rev. Al Sharpton and singer Al B. Sure! were an unlikely pair of leaders at the Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition (HEiTC), but together they made major headway in getting Medicare to reinstate coverage of non-invasive post-transplant blood tests after months of advocacy.

Dr. Marsha Harris is a New York City-based colorectal surgeon and kidney transplant recipient.

Contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut access to tests for transplant patients that could show early signs of organ rejection despite expert physicians advising the opposite, a new report has found.

The government ignored its own medical experts on transplant tests.

Medicare won’t cover kidney monitoring that a private insurer considers to be ‘medically necessary.’

Black and Brown America is in the middle of a health crisis — one only Black and Brown leaders can fix.

HEiTC leaders applaud Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford for asking HHS to reverse Medicare cuts.

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling for an immediate halt to new policy changes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that it says will disproportionately affect Black and brown Americans.

The 80s hitmaker turned radio personality shared his personal health journey after receiving a liver transplant last year.

The singer has partnered with the Reverend Al Sharpton to further the cause.

The new jack swing singer told theGrio that he is meeting with federal lawmakers to fight for organ donation transplant recipients with a “back to wellness” initiative.

HEALTH

Evan Dame lives in near-constant fear his body will reject his transplanted kidney.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, musician Al B. Sure! and former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich are teaming up to fight the Biden Administration Medicare change that eliminates Medicare coverage for specific blood tests.

Al Sharpton and Al B. Sure! are teaming up to persuade the Biden Administration to overturn Medicare cutbacks for blood tests.

Unlikely allies Rev. Al Sharpton and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reunited in common cause alongside musician Al B. Sure! in a pitch to the Biden administration, hoping to reverse a potentially harmful decision on Medicare coverage.

Medicare coverage for blood tests that have the potential to detect early signs of organ rejection in organ transplant recipients was rescinded earlier this year

After collapsing in a Houston studio during a recording session last year, R&B star Al B. Sure wound up in a coma that lasted longer than some of his concert tours.

The Grio

Changes to Medicare coverage this year have led to sizable cutbacks for transplant patients, especially in impacted Black and brown communities. Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of National Action Network (NAN), and singer Al B. Sure! are building a coalition to oppose the cuts.

In a groundbreaking announcement, music legend Al B. Sure! and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton have joined forces to launch the “Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition.”

Rev. Al Sharpton has partnered with musician Al B. Sure! to launch a new health equity coalition focused on providing Medicare coverage for blood tests that could detect early signs of organ rejection in organ transplant recipients.

Civil rights leader and TV host the Rev. Al Sharpton and musician and radio host Al B. Sure!, champion of the organ transplant patient community, are partnering to restore Medicare coverage for tests to detect early signs of organ rejection.