View All: Patient advocacy

20 of 97 Resutls

NKF Urges House Committee to Protect Medicaid for Kidney Patients

Learn how cuts in Medicaid, which covers dialysis, transplants, and medications for 75% of kidney patients, could affect your access to healthcare.

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Policy and legislation,

Patient advocacy,

Concerns about care

Advancing Kidney Health Equity: NKF's 2024 Advocacy Wins

Learn how NKF, with thousands of advocates, fought kidney care disparities in 2024—removing race-based metrics, improving dialysis and transplant acce...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Policy and legislation,

Patient advocacy

Maximizing Medicare in 2025: What to Know for Open Enrollment

This information will help you learn more about kidney health.

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Health insurance,

Policy and legislation,

Patient advocacy

True Love’s Kidney: Overcoming Kidney Failure Together

Fitness instructor, influencer, and businesswoman Tatiana Zambardino knows how to work hard and face challenges head-on. So, when her then fianc, now...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

From Childhood Kidney Disease Diagnosis to Kidney Doctor

Dr. Ken Sutha's kidney disease journey began at the age of ten. His experiences navigating kidney disease, undergoing multiple kidney transplants, and...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

A Son’s Gift. A Wife’s Promise: Fighting for Living Kidney Donors

Mari Artinian's husband, Chris, was diagnosed with early-stage kidney disease in 2009. His kidneys were damaged by obesity, which forces your kidneys ...

Treatments and therapies,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Kidney transplantation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy,

Home hemodialysis

Model Behavior: A Living Kidney Donor Story

When Emerald Marie, a professional curve model, journalist, and social media influencer, learned her uncle had kidney failure, she didnt hesitate to ...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Living donation,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

A Message from NKF's Interim Senior Vice President of Government Relations

Written by Jesse Roach, MD Interim Senior Vice President of Government Relations atNational Kidney Foundation Dear Advocates and Friends of the Natio...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Patient advocacy

A Life-Changing Experience for Kids with Kidney Disease

Pool parties, rock wall climbing, and sleepovers are experiences many may take for granted. Not Maya Zarger. She developed kidney failure as a baby an...

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Children and adolescents,

Patient advocacy

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