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Uniting Heroes: Matching Veterans with Living Kidney Donors

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), the VA currently cares for around 600,000 Veterans with kidn...

Kidney transplantation,

Living donor programs,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Exploring the Impact of Kidney Disease on the Hispanic/Latino Community

Since 2000, the number of Hispanic/Latino people with kidney failure has more than tripled.1 What is driving these increased rates of kidney disease,...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

NKF is Transforming the Fight Against Kidney Disease with KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL™

Imagine a different future for kidney disease. A future where every person has equal access to quality kidney care and accelerated innovation for pati...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

NKF Launches Equity Campaign at Congressional Hispanic and Black Caucus Events

National Kidney Foundation staff recently launched the KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL initiative at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institutes (CHCI) Leader...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Kidney Commute CE Study Guide: Kidney Health Care for LGBTQIA+ Patients

Continuing education series for professionals. Creating an open relationship with LGBTQIA+ patients is an ongoing processthere is no one right way to...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

NKF Calls for Comprehensive Reform to Improve Renal Dialysis Services

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recently joined a coalition of kidney community stakeholders to encourage the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid S...

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Health Equity and Chronic Kidney Disease

Health equity means providing resources based on need, not treating everyone the same. Inequities in CKD arise from factors like race, insurance, and ...

Chronic kidney disease,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Insurance Resources

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Health insurance,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Bringing the Patient Voice to the National Medical Association Conference

by Morgan Reid, NFK Director of Transplant Policy and Strategy Amplifying the voices of our kidney patient community is a critical component of how th...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Navigating College, Dialysis, and Transplant: One Advocate’s Kidney Disease Journey

Lance Mason's kidney journey began before he was even bornboth his parents had kidney disease and had gone through dialysis and kidney transplants. G...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies