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The 2025 government shutdown won’t stop your dialysis or Medicare coverage. But some services may be delayed. Learn what kidney patients need to know.

Learn what’s new for Medicare Open Enrollment 2025. Find out how changes to Medicare Advantage, Part D, and Medigap could affect people with kidney di...

Telehealth is crucial for kidney patients. Learn how the bipartisan CONNECT for Health Act would make expanded telehealth permanent and how you can co...

Learn how NKF is advocating for patient-centered dialysis care, home dialysis access, and Medical Nutrition Therapy under CMS’s 2026 rule.

Behind every milestone in kidney health is a story of patients, doctors, and advocates working together. Here’s how NKF helped lead the way from 2010 ...

Last week brought encouraging news. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education announced a new initiative to mandate nutrition ed...

Time is running out. Living donor protections, tax credits, and obesity prevention are on the line. Join NKF in advocating before deadlines pass.

A flawed equation delayed Crystal's kidney transplant after her kidneys failed during pregnancy. Now she shares her story to fight health dispari...

CMS removed key race and ethnicity questions from Form 2728. NKF urges policymakers to restore the data to protect equitable kidney care access. 

Millions have CKD and don’t know it. See how NKF and the Coalition for Kidney Health are pushing for USPSTF screening recommendations.