Monthly Archives: December 2015

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) made many strides this year to ensure kidney patients perspectives were considered and included in policy decisions. We also began an important new initiative to change the way Medicare pays primary care practitioners and nephrologists … Continue reading →

By Matthew Cooper, MD, Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute. If you have received a transplant, you’ve probably had this discussion with your transplant team, “How will you pay for your immunosuppressive medications?” It’s an … Continue reading →