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On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 into law, bringing with it three major victories for pediatric...

On Wednesday, January 8, 2026, the House Energy & Commerce Committee held a hearing on 10 bills aimed at improving Medicare payment policies and p...

On January 20, 2026, lawmakers released a final bipartisan FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations bill as part of the Consolida...

ACCESS is a new 10-year national model developed by the CMS Innovation Center set to launch on July 1, 2026. It is designed for Medicare beneficiaries...

In 2025, the National Kidney Foundation achieved major advocacy wins that strengthened transplant reform, expanded living donor protections, defended ...

The Department of Health and Human Services announced new rules to make the kidney transplant waitlist and organ offers more transparent. NKF explains...

The National Kidney Foundation is urging the FDA to require phosphorus and added phosphorus amounts on Nutrition Facts labels. This change would help ...

We’ve seen exciting progress in kidney care over the past five years. From making transplants easier to improving early testing and fairness in care, ...

The government reopened, but big changes are coming for kidney patients in 2026. See what’s at risk and what you can do next.

Open enrollment for ACA insurance runs Nov 1, 2025–Jan 15, 2026. Learn how subsidy changes could affect kidney patients and steps to secure coverage.