Advocacy in Action Blog

Late last year Congress finally passed its FY22 Appropriations bills, which included a $1 million...

Quality measurement is a vital and dynamic tool used to evaluate and improve the performance of our...

Since donating a kidney to her brother Brian in 2005, June Monroe has led a life of adventure. She...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) have...

In 2022 the National Kidney Foundation took several key steps to follow through on our passionate...

In 2022 the National Kidney Foundation and Voices for Kidney Health advocates from across the...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a decision to expand medically...

As control of Congress hangs in the balance, NKF is already looking forward to continuing to build...

With Election Day around the corner, National Kidney Foundation advocates are already looking ahead...

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is once again encouraging kidney community members to make...

On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, the White House is hosting a National Conference on Hunger,...

While Voices for Kidney Health advocates frequently hear about NKF legislative efforts around the...

For the second August in a row, newer members of the Voices for Kidney Health advocate community...

By Mary Baliker, NKF Kidney Advocacy Committee Co-Chair
As a person living with kidney disease...

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing, “A System in Need...

National Kidney Foundation patient advocates played an integral role in The Scientific Registry of...

This week the House Appropriations Committee released its annual bill that includes funding for...

As kidney disease continues to disproportionately affect patients of color and patients of low...