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Tag Archives: health care
Be a Part of NKF’s Kidney Patient Summit
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is hosting the 2nd Annual Kidney Patient Summit in Washington, DC, on March 2-3, 2015. Join us for this special National Kidney Month event as we unite as one voice to tell Congress about the importance of … Continue reading
How I Helped the Institute of Medicine Understand How to Better Involve Patients in Healthcare
By Caroline Wilkie I am a kidney patient who has been on dialysis for the past four and a half years. I am passionate about spreading awareness about kidney disease. So when I got an invitation to speak at the … Continue reading
Posted in personal story
Tagged advocacy, health care, healthcare, kidney, kidney disease
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Oregon Reverses its Proposal on 24 Month Waiting Period for Transplant Coverage
In our November 13, 2013 post Help Us Prevent Discriminatory Kidney Care Policies we asked you to take action to keep Oregon State from permitting private insurance companies to adopt waiting periods of up to 24 months on organ and bone … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged dialysis, health care, health insurance, health plan, kidney, kidney disease, kidney transplant, organ donation, transplant
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Signing up for Insurance? Beware of Fraud!
There have been reports of increased fraud attempts stemming from confusion surrounding the Affordable Care Act. Protect yourself by knowing your rights and being informed! Follow these important tips: If you are interested in signing up for insurance through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, fraud, health care, health insurance, Health Insurance Marketplaces, Obamacare
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Calling On the Uninsured
By Troy Zimmerman, VP Government Relations, National Kidney Foundation Open enrollment for the new Health Insurance Marketplaces—also known as the Exchanges—is less than a month away. Beginning October 1, people without health insurance will be able to enroll in a … Continue reading
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Tagged health care, health insurance, Health Insurance Marketplaces, health plan, medicaid
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Advocacy in Action 