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This approach has never been able to keep up with the demand--indeed, it falls further behind each year. One set of alternatives involves (currently banned) financial incentives for organ donors. I will argue that some form of incentive, or other policy-type recommendation is the only possible method of catching up with the technological innovations, that while incredible, serve to exacerbate the demand/supply dis-equilibrium. 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