By Lauren Drew, NKF Director of Congressional Relations March means signs of spring, filling out college basketball brackets, and if you are a congressional staffer, fielding a TON of appropriati...
On March 2nd, more than 230 advocates from 43 states representing the National Kidney Foundation and five other kidney organizations met virtually with 243 legislators and their health policy sta...
https://nkfadvocacy.blog/2021/03/05/success-in-washington-led-by-kidney-patient-advocates/
More than 230 kidney patients, living kidney donors, and care partners will meet virtually with their Members of Congress this Tuesday, March 2nd as part of the National Kidney Foundation’s lar...
https://nkfadvocacy.blog/2021/03/01/kidney-patients-are-back-on-capitol-hill-virtually/
NKF advocates working at the state level started 2021 with a bang, as the New Jersey legislature unanimously passed its Living Donor Protection Act (LDPA) at the end of January. One of thirteen L...
https://nkfadvocacy.blog/2021/02/24/championing-kidney-policy-in-states-across-the-country/
By Dr. Constance Mere, M.D. Following a recent discussion with leadership at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), NKF has formally requested the agency to adopt practices that...
https://nkfadvocacy.blog/2021/02/18/spotlighting-and-addressing-ongoing-kidney-disparity-challenges/
By Jim Myers, NKF patient-advocate Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is an evidence-based medical approach to treating certain chronic conditions through the use of an individually-tailored nutriti...
Following last week’s searing events on Capitol Hill, NKF is working to both support our longtime legislative champions during this challenging time and planning for the new Congress, where we�...
https://nkfadvocacy.blog/2021/01/12/moving-our-kidney-patient-agenda-forward-in-challenging-times/
With Thanksgiving upon us, we wish you all a happy and safe holiday! We also want to express how thankful we are at the National Kidney Foundation for you, and for all of our many amazing advocat...
https://nkfadvocacy.blog/2020/11/25/thankful-for-our-advocates-this-thanksgiving/
By Matthew Fitting, NKF Director of Grassroots Advocacy With federal lawmakers returning to Washington post-election, the next few weeks are their last opportunity to pass legislation ahead of a ...
Medicare Open Enrollment season is here and runs through December 7th. Just as in past years, open enrollment is a time for people enrolled in Medicare to change their Medicare Part D (p...
https://nkfadvocacy.blog/2020/10/29/medicare-open-enrollment%E2%80%AFseason-is-here/