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Meeting with your legislator can feel overwhelming, particularly for first-timers, but remembering the basics can ensure your session goes off without...

UPDATE: On April 26, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that included the proposals below, and now it is with the Senate for consideration....

In 2021, there were 786,000 patients1 living with kidney failure, yet less than 25,0002 received a transplant that year. In 2022, the U.S. finally rea...

When Precious McCowan lost her child and kidney transplant it would have been easy to succumb to the tragedy. Instead, she channeled her grief into ad...

Last week the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced it is taking several steps to modernize the U.S. organ transplant system. ...

Both the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Coalition for Kidney Health (C4KH), a multi-stakeholder group of partners convened by NKF, recently...

Jen Anderson made a selfless decision when she was nineteenshe donated a kidney to her aunt. Many other young adults may have found organ donation fr...

For the first time in four years, patients and NKF staff from across the country kicked off National Kidney Month and the 10th annual Kidney Patient S...

When Thelma was just twelve years old, she started experiencing swelling in her hands and feet. But without health insurance, her family had to rely o...

With legislative sessions in full swing at the state and federal levels, National Kidney Foundations Government Relations team is here to provide you...