The Trump administration released final rules that aim to encourage greater use of home dialysis and transplantation among Medicare beneficiaries and remove financial barriers to living organ donation. READ MORE >>

Health coverage is a necessity for people with kidney disease, but COVID-19 layoffs and cuts to salaries and working hours mean millions of Americans no longer qualify for their employers’ health insurance benefit. READ MORE >>

Update March 12, 2020: H.R. 5534 passed unanimously in the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on March 11. Extended Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs will help kidney recipients avoid situations where they struggle to pay for their needed medications and other necessities. READ MORE >>

Congress recently passed and the president signed into law a $1.3 trillion “omnibus” spending bill that funds the government for the rest of the 2018 fiscal year, which runs through September 30. READ MORE >>