Advocacy in Action Blog

By Anthony E. Tuggle, NKF National Board Chair
COVID-19 and its disproportionate impact on people...

While treatments for chronic kidney disease (CKD) have recently seen some notable advances, the...

Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes the end-stage renal...

This August NKF Voices for Kidney Health advocates from across the country are meeting with their...

One of NKF’s most important goals is making sure that more people benefit from a kidney transplant...

Last year, NKF’s Coalition for Kidney Health (CKH) sent a letter to the U.S. Preventive Services...

As states reopen and more Americans receive one of the COVID-19 vaccines, many kidney patients...

Late last night kidney community advocates reached an amazing milestone, as the Connecticut state...

Following a series of advocate-driven policy wins in Congress and state capitals across the country...

The National Kidney Foundation recently joined with a broad coalition of ...

Congressional support continues to grow for a Living Donor Protection Act that would ...

March means signs of spring, filling out college basketball brackets, and if you are a...

On March 2nd, more than 230 advocates from 43 states representing the National Kidney Foundation...

More than 230 kidney patients, living kidney donors, and care partners will meet virtually with...

NKF advocates working at the state level started 2021 with a bang, as the New Jersey legislature...

By Dr. Constance Mere, M.D.
Following a recent discussion with leadership at the Health Resources...

By Jim Myers, NKF patient-advocate
Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is an evidence-based medical...

Following last week’s searing events on Capitol Hill, NKF is working to both support our longtime...