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By Sharon Pearce, Senior Vice-President of Government Relations
2024 promises to be a busy year for the NKF Government Relations Team. With Congress still fighting legislative battles that carried over from last year and a Presidential Election looming on the horizon, it will be tough to get much done. That said, we do have some big items on our “to-do” list. Below are the highlights, but knowing how quickly things change in...
Washington, D.C., – March 1, 2021 — Living organ donors can suffer job losses, denial of insurance coverage, and significantly higher health-insurance premiums after giving the gift of life, but four bipartisan Members of Congress have come together to change that by introducing The Living Donor Protection Act of 2021 (LDPA), ...
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation - Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
“Last night the U.S. Senate passed landmark immunosuppressive drug legislation, which has the potential to save the lives of kidney transplant patients throughout our nation.
“The National Kidney Foundation applauds Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and...
A joint statement from the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology December 17, 2020
On behalf of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), we thank the trainees, clinicians, and the public—particularly people with kidney diseases, kidney failure, and kidney transplants—for their ongoing support of the ...
El concursante de la temporada 44 de Survivor, Joshua Wilder, se abre acerca del trasplante de riñón
Crédito de la foto: Robert Voets/CBS
¿Ha oído hablar alguna vez del síndrome del abdomen en ciruela pasa o Eagle-Barrett? Joshua Wilder nació con esta rara enfermedad genética que afecta a los músculos abdominales, el aparato urinario y los riñones. A menudo, una afección potencialmente mortal, los médicos no estaban seguros de que Josh pudiera sobrevivir. A...
We believe in a future where everyone who needs a kidney should get a kidney. We launched Transplants for All to make our dream a reality. Our goal is to double living and deceased donations by 2030 while fighting for increased health equity in transplant.
What is Transplants for All, and how will it make a difference in the lives of people with kidney disease? Morgan Reid, National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Transplant Policy and...
January 6, 2021, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announced the appointment of Chris Jackson from Marlton, New Jersey as NKF's first Chief People Officer. In this new role, Mr. Jackson will oversee the organization's Human Resources (HR) department in addition to shaping NKF's diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) strategy, building relationships with key external partners representing diverse communities with the...