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Legislative News

• National Kidney Foundation Applauds Congressional Champions for Legislation to Protect Living Organ Donors - 02/14/2019
• National Kidney Foundation Statement on Texas v United States Ruling - 12/17/2018
• NKF Concerned about Proposed Changes to Medicare Part D - 11/26/2018
• New York Passes Living Donor Protection Act - 11/08/2018
• California Voters Put Dialysis Patients First, Prop 8 is Defeated - 11/07/2018
• Researchers Call for Reform of Medicare Payments for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients - 10/10/2018
• Job Security for Living Organ Donation Guaranteed under Family and Medical Leave Act - 08/28/2018
• NKF Statement on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Rule on Medicare Payments to Dialysis Facilities - 07/12/2018
• NKF Statement on Congressional Action to Support Living Organ Donation in Family and Medical Leave Act - 06/26/2018
• NKF Statement on the California Ballot Initiative, The Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act - 06/15/2018
• NKF Statement on American Patients First: The Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs - 05/14/2018
• NKF Statement on Legislation Passed in Colorado to Provide Paid Leave for Living Organ Donors - 05/11/2018
• Idaho First in Nation to Pass Living Donor Protections - 03/20/2018

Foundation News

• New Home Test for Kidney Damage Shows Promising Results - 02/07/2019
• New Article Compares Mortality Risk in Patients on Dialysis Versus Patients with Some Cancers - 02/06/2019
• Milwaukee's Ahmed Malik, MD, Wins NKF's Medical Advisory Board Distinguished Service Award - 01/30/2019
• Wisconsin Kidney Patient, Advocate Wins NKF's Celeste Castillo Lee Award - 01/30/2019
• Detroit’s Dr. Jerry Yee Honored for Clinical Excellence by National Kidney Foundation - 01/30/2019
• Toronto’s Dr. Charmaine Lok Wins Prestigious NKF Award for Guideline Work - 01/29/2019
• Dr. Gregory Germino of the NIH Wins Distinguished Lecture Award from NKF - 01/29/2019
• Dallas, Phoenix Teams Win NKF Konica Minolta Golf Classic Finals at Pebble Beach - 01/22/2019
• Researchers Publish Findings on Study of How Living Conditions Affect Black Kidney Patients - 01/14/2019
• NKF Statement: A Path Forward for Increasing Kidney Transplantation - 01/11/2019
• First Reports from Ambitious Workshop Published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - 01/09/2019
• Chronic Kidney Disease Change Package Aims to Improve Diagnosis - 01/08/2019
• Medical Experts Gather in Atlanta to Improve Clinical Care for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease - 12/05/2018
• NKF Conference on Home Dialysis Examines Ways to Encourage Patients to Treat Kidney Failure at Home - 12/05/2018
• Rutgers University Professor Awarded CRN Research Grant to Study Metabolism of Patients with Kidney Disease - 12/04/2018
• Pittsburgh’s Dr. Beth Piraino to Receive National Kidney Foundation's J. Michael Lazarus Award - 12/04/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Bestows Highest Honor on San Francisco’s Neil Powe, MD - 12/04/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Announces the Launch of Kidney Medicine - 10/23/2018
• Report of National Kidney Foundation Consensus Conference to Decrease Kidney Discards - 10/22/2018
• John Gerzema Named Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation Board - 10/19/2018
• New Meatless Campaign Targets Vital Importance of Kidneys to Overall Health - 10/15/2018
• Helping Older Kidney Patients Make Fundamental Care Decisions - 10/10/2018
• Expert Panel to Discuss Breaking Barriers in CKD Assessment and Test Interpretations - 10/05/2018
• New Pediatric Online Community for Parents of Children with Kidney Disease - 09/17/2018
• New Spanish-Language PSAs Urge Living Kidney Donation - 09/10/2018
• New Webinar Training for Primary Care Providers to Detect and Delay Progress of Chronic Kidney Disease - 08/07/2018
• NKF Announces 2018 Young Investigator Research Grant Program Award Recipients - 08/06/2018
• Pennsylvania Nephrologist Receives NKF Edith H. Blattner Young Investigator Grant - 08/06/2018
• New York Researcher Receives NKF Satellite Dialysis Clinical Investigator Grant - 08/06/2018
• Maryland Nephrologist Receives NKF Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Grant - 08/06/2018
• New York Researcher Receives NKF Young Investigator Grant - 08/06/2018
• Nephrologist Receives Second NKF South Texas Research Grant - 08/06/2018
• Kidney Patients with Alport Syndrome are Center of FDA Patient-Focused Meeting - 08/02/2018
• Journal Article Reveals Most Non-Dialysis Kidney Patients Never See a Dietitian - 08/02/2018
• NKF Applauds CareDx for New Living Donor Policy - 06/05/2018
• NKF and TMF Health Quality Institute Team-Up to Prevent Kidney Disease through Screening and Education - 05/09/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Statement on Donald W. Seldin, MD - Distinguished Nephrology Teacher and Researcher - 04/27/2018
• Medication Management Reduces Dialysis Patient Hospital Readmissions, Study Shows - 04/11/2018
• Many Kidney Disease Researchers Aren’t Focusing Enough on Patients, New Study Shows - 04/11/2018
• Kidneys Initially Deemed Unfit for Transplant Prove Viable, Study Shows - 04/11/2018
• New Study: American Formulation of Oral Urea Effective Treatment for Abnormally Low Blood Sodium Levels - 04/11/2018
• Protein Restriction Effective in Delaying Need for Dialysis, Comprehensive Study Shows - 04/11/2018
• Using a Home Test Kit and Smartphone to Test for Kidney Disease - 04/10/2018
• CVS Health Announces Plans to Focus on Kidney Care and Dialysis Treatment - 04/04/2018
• NKF Kicks Off 2018 Kidney Walks as LogistiCare National Team Marks Fourth Year - 04/04/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Honors Leading Researchers, Clinicians, Patient Advocates and more at its 27th Annual Spring Clinical Meetings - 04/03/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Honors Yale Doctor with Top Award - 04/02/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Bestows Highest Honor on Stanford Physician - 04/02/2018
• Philadelphia Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 04/02/2018
• CEO, Transplant Recipient Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 04/02/2018
• International Nutrition Expert Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 04/02/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Honors Utah Doctor for Community Service - 04/02/2018
• Pro Golfer DeChambeau Revives Birdie Challenge with NKF Konica Minolta Golf Classic - 03/30/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Honors Keryx Biopharmaceuticals with 2018 Corporate Innovator Award - 03/29/2018
• Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation for Public Service to Native Americans - 03/28/2018
• Saint Louis University Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 03/28/2018
• Tufts Doctor Honored by National Kidney Foundation - 03/28/2018
• New PSA Focuses on African Americans and Kidney Disease, Encourages Organ Donation - 03/28/2018
• Accelerating New Clinical Trials and Treatments for Kidney Disease - 03/16/2018
• NKF and Child Singer Angelica Hale Remind Everyone to “Heart Your Kidneys” on World Kidney Day - 03/08/2018
• Advocates, Child Star Angelica Hale Headed to Capitol Hill for Kidney Patient Summit - 03/01/2018
• Fresenius Medical Care North America and NKF Announce National Partnership - 02/28/2018

• New Social Campaign Urges California Voters to Vote NO on Prop 8 - 09/27/2018
• National Kidney Foundation Applauds Bi-Partisan Funding for Kidney Health in Omnibus Spending Bill - 03/23/2018