Advocacy in Action Blog

What began as preparation for a simple surgery set off a chain of events in Janet Tennyson’s life...

Advocacy has the power to bring people together across all walks of life in pursuit of a common,...

La inscripción abierta para Medicare Advantage está abierta, y es esencial que los pacientes...

When Erin Hintz Cabaluna was a dietitian intern, she was sent to a dialysis unit in a hospital....

Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage is upon us and it’s important that kidney patients get all...

Kidney patients are keenly aware of the health risks associated with obesity: diabetes,...

Recent National Kidney Foundation policy statements and comment letters have continued our...

National Kidney Foundation staff recently launched the KIDNEY EQUITY FOR ALL initiative at the...

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recently joined a coalition of kidney community stakeholders...

For the third consecutive August, Voices for Kidney Health patient advocates made the most of the...

Isha Triguero was an active sixteen-year-old who loved playing for her high school track team when...

After living with unmedicated bipolar disorder, characterized by periods of extreme emotional highs...

By Tracy McKibben, Chair, NKF Board of Directors
As many of you know, I donated a kidney to my...

Lance Mason's kidney journey began before he was even born–both his parents had kidney disease and...

As more states pass the Living Donor Protection Act, which protects living donors from insurance...

Last week National Kidney Foundation staff and stakeholders from across the kidney community...

At the recently held Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Policy for the People Health...

The National Kidney Foundation values the opportunity to advocate for continued educational...