In a November 1 article called "The Organ King," Forbes magazine blasts the way that the United Network for Organ Sharing operates and cites the need for a new contractor to run the nation's transplant system.
UNOS has blasted right back, claiming the article is "full of malicious intent."
Posted at www.forbes.com/forbes/99/1101/6411164a.htm, the article charges that UNOS has used "a heavy-handed mix of litigation, lobbying, and bullying of its opponents" to remain the federal transplant contractor.
The article also questions the way UNOS spends its money, claiming that the organ network hides "significant activity behind two little-known affiliates" that, unlike UNOS, aren't required to make their financial statements public. It further questions expenses that it says board members incur "jetting around and on meetings and conferences."
UNOS, in turn, has demanded a retraction and a written apology. In an adaptation of a letter it sent to Forbes (www.unos.org/Newsroom/archive_story_19991028_forbes.htm), UNOS states that the author of the article "intentionally disregarded the truth" and did not take the "time to understand how UNOS works." In stating that UNOS has bullied its opponents, "Forbes has libeled UNOS egregiously," UNOS continues. UNOS also said it has invited Forbes to send "an unbiased professional to UNOS to see how it truly operates."
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