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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

What’s Ahead for Kidney Policy in Congress in 2022

The second year of the 117th Congress will be book-ended by unfinished business from 2021 and midterm elections this fall. In between, NKF and our Voi...

Home hemodialysis,

Kidney transplantation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies,

Voices Like Yours are Leading the Charge to Bring Dialysis in Home

This new legislation could help improve the lives of kidney patients nationwide Patient advocates and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) have been w...

Home hemodialysis,

Home peritoneal dialysis,

Patient advocacy,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

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

Ensuring CMS Hears the Patient Voice on Dialysis

Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) regulation, known as the ESRD rule. One o...

Home hemodialysis,

Home peritoneal dialysis,

Peritoneal dialysis,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

Missing Dialysis Treatment Is Dangerous for Your Health

Skipping dialysis can be risky. It can cause fluid overload, high potassium, and high phosphorus levels, leading to severe health problems. Always att...

Treatments and therapies

Kidney Patients are Back on Capitol Hill – Virtually!

More than 230 kidney patients, living kidney donors, and care partners will meet virtually with their Members of Congress this Tuesday, March 2nd as p...

Home hemodialysis,

Policy and legislation,

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies

There’s No Place Like Home for Dialysis

By Melissa Bensouda, Kidney Patient and NKF Kidney Advocacy Committee Member My appreciation for the phrase Theres no place like home has reached a...

Home hemodialysis,

Treatments and therapies

Kidney Transplant Recipient Driven to Support Kidney Health Awareness

Where to begin? There are so many elements of Lex Davids 39 years on this planet that are worth talking about it is hard to know where to start. He i...

Peritoneal dialysis,

Transplant recipients ,

Treatments and therapies,

A Dialysis Patient Helps Others as a Peer Mentor

Three days per week, Allen H. Nelson wakes up well before dawn and drives himself to a facility near his home in Gradyville, Pennsylvania for his regu...

Coping and self-care,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Mental health and wellness,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies