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5 Asian American and Pacific Islander Icons With Kidney Disease

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're showcasing the journeys of five people with kidney disease who made history. The...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Social determinants of health,

Race and ethnicity,

Expanding Living Donation: Understanding the Key Legislation

Every day, 12 people die waiting for a kidney transplant. Living organ donation plays a vital role in addressing this crisis. However, many potential ...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Living donation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Honoring Three NKF Volunteers with The Arthur P. Pasquarella Leadership in Action Award

At the National Kidney Foundation, we are committed to educating people about their risk of kidney disease while dismantling structural inequities in ...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Fundraising and volunteering,

Patient advocacy,

Fundraising events

Transplants for All: An NKF Progress Report

Around 90,000 people are currently on the kidney transplant waitlist, each hoping for a life-changing kidney transplant. Sadly, multiple people on the...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Instincts and Impact: The Decision to Donate a Kidney

Kellye Miller has always followed her instinct. As a fourth-year college student, she gave up a physics scholarship to pursue communications at a new ...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

When Courage Meets Kindness

When Courage Meets Kindness Jennifer Cramer-Miller Marcia Ballinger, a leader in the Twin Cities executive search community, involves herself in an ar...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

Kidney Transplant Challenges for U.S. Veterans

The expressed opinions of Dr. Mohottige are her own and do not reflect official VA policy or practice. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) repo...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Other Financial Resources

Explore financial resources for medical and dental care: free flights from Air Care Alliance and Angel Flight, low-cost dental care through ADA and NF...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Health insurance

Medigap Plans

Medigap Plans help cover costs Medicare doesn‚Äôt, like copayments and deductibles. Offered by private insurers, they vary in cost and coverage.

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Health insurance

Making the Case for Home Dialysis

By Lauren Drew, Congressional Relations Director Many patients are not informed when they first begin dialysis that there are more options beyond the...

Treatments and therapies,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy,

Home hemodialysis