Press Room
June 2018
NKF Statement on Congressional Action to Support Living Organ Donation in Family and Medical Leave Act
June 26, 2018
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
“The House Committee on Appropriations will include language requested by Representative Jaime Herrera...
June 2018
NKF Statement on the California Ballot Initiative, The Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act
All quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY—June 15, 2018 —“The Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act, a ballot initiative put forth in California by the...
June 2018
NKF Applauds CareDx for New Living Donor Policy
Offering paid leave for living donation helps remove financial barriers
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY—June 5, 2018 —“Yesterday, CareDx...
May 2018
NKF Statement on American Patients First: The Trump Administration Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
New York, NY—May 14, 2018—“The Trump Administration has released its blueprint to help lower costs for prescription drugs...
May 2018
NKF Statement on Legislation Passed in Colorado to Provide Paid Leave for Living Organ Donors
Legislation provides private employers with tax credit
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
Denver, CO—May 11, 2018—“Earlier this week, the Colorado...
May 2018
NKF and TMF Health Quality Institute Team-Up to Prevent Kidney Disease through Screening and Education
New special innovative project administered with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
New York, NY—May 9, 2018—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is partnering...
April 2018
National Kidney Foundation Statement on Donald W. Seldin, MD - Distinguished Nephrology Teacher and Researcher
Friday, April 27, 2018 - National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is mourning the passing this week of Donald W. Seldin, MD, founder of the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical...
April 2018
Medication Management Reduces Dialysis Patient Hospital Readmissions, Study Shows
Harold J. Manley
AUSTIN, TX—April 11, 2018— A new study shows that health care centers were able to cut dialysis patients’ hospital readmission rate by 48 percent in the month following...
April 2018
Many Kidney Disease Researchers Aren’t Focusing Enough on Patients, New Study Shows
Teri Browne, Ph.D.
AUSTIN, TX — April 11, 2018— Many kidney disease researchers should consider dramatically increasing both their engagement of patients with kidney disease and the...
April 2018
Kidneys Initially Deemed Unfit for Transplant Prove Viable, Study Shows
AUSTIN, TX—April 11, 2018—The first study to track outcomes of transplanted kidneys that were previously deemed unfit for transplant shows a more than 90 percent graft survival rate...