Being a Living Donor

Insurance After Living Donation

The ability to obtain health and life insurance coverage after you have become a living donor is not restricted by most insurance companies.

However, there have been some instances in which living donors had difficulty changing insurance carriers after the donation, due to higher premiums or a pre-existing waiting period. It is important to talk to the financial counselor and social worker at the transplant center to find out if donation will affect your health or life insurance coverage.

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The content on this page was originally created on February 25, 2005 by the United Network for Organ Sharing and last modified on March 24, 2005.

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