Resources

NKF Government Relations

Federal Healthcare Agencies

• Department of Health and Human Services Home Page
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• National Institutes of Health: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

U.S. Senate

• Senate Home Page
• Finance Committee
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
• Senate Committee on Appropriations Website

U.S. House of Representatives

• House of Representatives Home Page
• Ways & Means Committee
• Energy and Commerce
• House Committee on Appropriations Website

Congressional Kidney Caucus

• Congressional Kidney Caucus
• Why Join the Congressional Kidney Caucus Fact Sheet

Additional Resources

• Federal Legislative Information from THOMAS
• The White House
• The United States Renal Data System
• United Network for Organ Sharing
• The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
• Contacting Your State Legislatures
• Find your member of Congress

VISIT our ISSUES & LEGISLATION page to get factsheets on important issues relating to kidney disease, dialysis, donation and transplantation that you can print out and share with others.

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