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100 dollar bills with a strip of paper that says Medicare with blue text overlay "AKF urges changes to Medicare proposal"

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AKF urges changes to Medicare proposal that would impact quality of care and access to innovative products for people on dialysis

Here we summarize the key points of a comment letter AKF sent in response to CMS's recently published annual proposed rule on the Medicare ESRD PPS and QIP...

Judge on courtroom bench banging a gavel with blue text overlay "Q&A: ruling in federal court may affect coverage of no-cost preventive services"

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Q&A: What you should know about how a ruling in federal court may affect coverage of no-cost preventive services

AKF answers questions about the U.S. District Court case that struck down the requirement that most health plans provide coverage of certain preventive services...

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American Kidney Fund hosts first Patient Access Initiative Summit

On April 20, AKF hosted its first Patient Access Initiative Summit in Washington, D.C., bringing together stakeholders to discuss barriers to health care access...

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Q & A: What you should know about Medicaid unwinding

AKF answers questions about what you need to know about Medicaid unwinding

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2022 state-level successes advocating for the kidney community

Highlights of a very successful year in state advocacy for AKF and our community of kidney disease advocates.

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The Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act explained

AKF-supported legislation would restore the Medicare Secondary Payer Law

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Updated FAQ: New Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for individuals with kidney transplants

An important piece of legislation was signed into law in 2020 giving kidney transplant recipients under 65 immunosuppressive (antirejection) drug coverage for t...