Monthly Archives: September 2020

By Amber Pettis, kidney transplant recipient and NKF Kidney Advocacy Committee member I recently had the honor of attending roundtable hosted by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator, Seema Verma and HCA Healthcare. I was glad to offer … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, September 16th, more than 150 advocates from 43 states representing kidney patients nationwide and on behalf of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), PKD Foundation, Alport Syndrome Foundation, and IGA Nephropathy Foundation met virtually with more than 160 legislators … Continue reading →

By Kevin Longino, CEO of National Kidney Foundation and kidney transplant patient Always ready to take action no matter what, when or where, this week 150 kidney patient advocates from around the country will be Zooming with Members of Congress … Continue reading →

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have enormous impacts on our nation especially kidney patients, and the presidential election approaches, this is an ideal time for kidney patients, caregivers, living kidney donors and practitioners to make Congress aware of the … Continue reading →

By Miriam Godwin, NKF Health Policy Director Each year, NKF provides input on what is known as the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS). This is an annual regulation put forth by the Centers for Medicare and … Continue reading →