According to a new analysis from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), extending Medicare immunosuppressive drug coverage for kidney transplant recipients for more than three years post-transplant would result in Medicare savings of $73.4 million over 10 years. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Policy, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that upholds the existing rules on the six protected classes of drugs in the Medicare Part D program. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Legislation, Policy, Medicare
On April 29, KidneyX announced 15 winning teams for its Phase 1 Redesign Dialysis prize competition. Winning teams’ solutions focused on areas such as improving patient quality of life, earlier detection of complications, and improving patient outcomes. Each team won a prize of $75,000. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Research
On April 3, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) hosted its annual Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Twenty-seven AKF Ambassadors from 19 states and the District of Columbia gathered in our nation’s capital to share their personal stories with kidney disease, and to advocate on key issues affecting kidney patients. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Charitable Premium Assistance, Legislation, AKF Advocacy Activities, Advocacy day, Policy, Advocates
To kick off National Minority Health Month, join the American Kidney Fund (AKF) for a briefing on the disproportionate impact of kidney disease on people of color and new research initiatives addressing kidney disease. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Legislation, Advocacy day, Policy, Congressional Update, Advocates
When U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar talks about kidney disease, it’s personal—his father was a dialysis patient before receiving a transplant from a living donor. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Legislation, AKF Advocacy Activities, Policy, Congressional Update
Legislation that would protect living organ donors from discrimination and encourage organ donation has been reintroduced this year in the U.S. Congress. READ MORE >>
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On Thursday, March 14—World Kidney Day—I was honored and excited to join a group of Illinois advocates—including 8 other AKF Ambassadors—to support kidney health and living donor legislation at the State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Legislation, Policy, Advocates, Action Alerts
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that voiced our concern on proposed changes to the six protected classes of drugs in the Medicare program. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Legislation, Policy, Medicaid, Medicare, Action Alerts
In preparation for a new Congress and the start of the state legislative sessions, the American Kidney Fund did some ground work to educate elected officials on Medigap in December. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Policy, Medicaid, Medicare, Research
On December 14, a judge from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling that struck down the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, this does not have an immediate impact on people’s health insurance coverage or consumer protections. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Third-party, Affordable Care Act, Policy
Consumers should be aware of an emerging change in insurance plans that is being referred to as “accumulator adjuster.” The issue is related to three aspects of insurance coverage. READ MORE >>
TOPICS: Policy
