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House Bill Provides Critical Boost in Kidney Funding

This week the House Appropriations Committee released its annual bill that includes funding for health policy programs. NKF is very pleased that our r...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

NKF Advocates Secure Support for Living Organ Donor Protections Across the Country

Since the start of state legislative sessions in January, Voices for Kidney Health advocates have worked with lawmakers to pass Living Donor Protectio...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Living donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Record Number of Representatives Sign On To Kidney Disease Funding Letter

Every March, the US House of Representatives begins its annual budget and appropriations process. There are forms and meetings and sign-on letters cir...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

NKF Advocates Bring National Kidney Month to Capitol Hill

As National Kidney Month kicks off, more than 220 Voices for Kidney Health advocates are poised to seize the moment by meeting virtually with their la...

Home hemodialysis,

Kidney transplantation,

Policy and legislation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies

A Strong Start for Kidney Policy at the State Level

Kidney policy is off to a strong start in 2022, with eighteen bills introduced across fourteen state legislatures. NKF Board member and transplant rec...

Policy and legislation,

Addressing a Critical Health Crisis

For individuals with kidney failure, getting a transplant is life changing. It frees patients from the rigors of dialysis and allows them to return to...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

NKF and Kidney Advocates Led the Way in 2021

In 2021 advocates from across the country worked to ensure that a pro-kidney health agenda moved forward at every level possible, while NKF ensured th...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Moving Public Policy Toward Transplants for All

By Morgan Reid As the National Kidney Foundations new and first Director of Transplant Policy & Strategy, I am eager to address the many opportunitie...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

New House Bill Supports Patients Who Choose Home Dialysis

Recently two of the biggest champions for kidney patients in Congress, Reps. Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Jason Smith (R-MO), introduced the Improving Access...

Home hemodialysis,

Home peritoneal dialysis,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Policy and legislation,

Treatments and therapies

Success in Washington Led by Kidney Patient Advocates

On March 2nd, more than 230 advocates from 43 states representing the National Kidney Foundation and five other kidney organizations met virtually wit...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors