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Giving People on the Kidney Transplant Waitlist a Voice in Organ Offers

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Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Deceased donation,

Policy and legislation

Your Vote Matters: What People with Kidney Disease Need to Know Before They Vote this November

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Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Policy and legislation

Exploring Dental Coverage in Medicare: What the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Means for Kidney Patients

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Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Policy and legislation

An Urgent Call for Action: NKF Testimony on Organ Transplantation Reform

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Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Shaping Tomorrow: Our Legislative and Policy Goals of 2024

By Sharon Pearce, Senior Vice-President of Government Relations 2024 promises to be a busy year for the NKF Government Relations Team. With Congress s...

Policy and legislation

Bringing the Patient Voice to the National Medical Association Conference

by Morgan Reid, NFK Director of Transplant Policy and Strategy Amplifying the voices of our kidney patient community is a critical component of how th...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Policy and legislation,

Race and ethnicity,

How Your Story Helps Move Our Kidney Agenda Forward

By Tracy McKibben, Chair, NKF Board of Directors As many of you know, I donated a kidney to my mother because she had kidney failure. My mother gave s...

Policy and legislation

North Carolinians Need the Living Donor Protection Act: An Advocate’s Letter to the North Carolina Legislature

As more states pass the Living Donor Protection Act, which protects living donors from insurance discrimination, the situation of kidney patients in N...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Policy and legislation,

Kidney transplantation

Celebrating A Medicare Milestone and Looking Ahead to The Future of Kidney Care

Last week National Kidney Foundation staff and stakeholders from across the kidney community hosted Members of Congress, legislative staff, and though...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Health insurance,

Patient advocacy

Championing Health Equity in Kidney Care Policy for the People Health Summit

At the recently held Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Policy for the People Health Summit, NKF staff discussed our kidney patient-focused ...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Patient advocacy