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04/09/2020
American Kidney Fund Continues Urgent Appeal to Replenish Coronavirus Emergency Fund; Acknowledges Generous Donors Stepping up to Help
04/01/2020
AKF: COVID-19 and Kidney Disease Patients
03/31/2020
Corporate Donations to Support AKF Coronavirus Emergency Fund Help Provide a Lifeline to Low-Income Kidney Patients
03/20/2020
American Kidney Fund Launches Coronavirus Emergency Fund to Help Low-Income Dialysis and Transplant Patients
03/11/2020
American Kidney Fund Awards Two Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowships
03/02/2020
During Kidney Month, American Kidney Fund Urges Americans to ‘Know Your Kidneys’ with Free Health Screenings, Digital Education and Awareness Campaign
02/28/2020
American Kidney Fund Applauds Senate Introduction of Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Bill, Urges Congress to Pass Legislation that Supports Kidney Transplants
02/27/2020
Advancing health and innovation for kidney patients: American Kidney Fund’s 2020 public policy agenda builds on 2019 successes
02/24/2020
American Kidney Fund Launches New Education Initiative for People Living with Cystinosis and Their Families
02/12/2020
Robert I. Schattner Foundation increases support for American Kidney Fund’s programs in D.C. region
02/10/2020
Making kidney transplants possible: 1,400 American Kidney Fund grant recipients received kidney transplants in 2019
01/29/2020
Hearst Foundation provides $100,000 grant to support American Kidney Fund’s Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowship program
01/21/2020
New American Kidney Fund Initiative Aims to Improve Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure
01/15/2020
Massive Earthquakes in Puerto Rico Disrupt Treatment for Dialysis Patients; American Kidney Fund Activates Disaster Relief Program to Help
12/30/2019
Federal judge grants injunction enabling American Kidney Fund to continue helping low-income Californians with kidney failure
12/09/2019
American Kidney Fund Responds to Rep. Porter letter: "bad policy driven by special interests that only serves to hurt low-income, minority patients"
12/05/2019
American Kidney Fund’s Kidney Kitchen™ Wins 2019 Gold MarCom Award
11/25/2019
Latest U.S. Government Kidney Disease Statistics Underscore Need for Greater Awareness and Early Detection
11/15/2019
American Kidney Fund Receives 18th Consecutive Highest, 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
11/07/2019
American Kidney Fund Highlights Critical Public Health Education Programs at ASN Kidney Week, Booth #2717
11/06/2019
Know Your Kidneys™: American Kidney Fund Launches National Campaign to Prevent and Slow Down Kidney Disease
11/01/2019
Patients and Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against the State of California to Overturn AB 290
10/30/2019
As California wildfires force massive evacuations, American Kidney Fund activates Disaster Relief Program to help vulnerable dialysis patients
10/17/2019
Kidney Community Loses a Great Friend and Powerful Advocate in Elijah Cummings
10/13/2019
Governor’s Signing of AB 290 Will Leave Thousands of Low-income California Kidney Patients Without Access to Lifesaving Health Care
10/01/2019
11th Annual American Kidney Fund Gala, The Hope Affair, Honors People Fighting Kidney Disease
09/26/2019
American Kidney Fund Joins No Surprises: People Against Unfair Medical Bills to Urge Congress to Act to End Surprise Medical Billing
09/23/2019
American Kidney Fund Applauds Governor Newsom for Signing AB 1223, Removing Obstacles to Living Organ Donation
09/19/2019
Houston Fights Kidney Disease at American Kidney Fund’s Kidney Action Day
09/12/2019
AB 290 Will Force American Kidney Fund to Stop Helping Low-Income Patients in California, AKF President Confirms
09/11/2019
Memphis Fights Kidney Disease at American Kidney Fund’s Kidney Action Day
09/10/2019
American Kidney Fund Urges Governor Newsom to Protect Health and Well-being of California’s Low-income Dialysis and Transplant Patients by Vetoing AB 290 (Wood)
American Kidney Fund Announces Engagement Program to Increase Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
09/06/2019
AB 290 Amendments Fail to Protect California's Low-income Patients
09/05/2019
American Kidney Fund Announces Partnership with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Focused on Reducing Chronic Kidney Disease in the U.S.
09/03/2019
American Kidney Fund Applauds California Senate Unanimous Approval of AB 1223
08/26/2019
Beyond Bananas™: American Kidney Fund Launches Campaign to Help Kidney Patients Reduce Risk and Effects of Hyperkalemia
08/07/2019
Nine-Year-Old Iowa Girl Wins American Kidney Fund National Calendar Kids Art Contest for Pediatric Kidney Patients
08/02/2019
American Kidney Fund statement on DOJ decision not to intervene in 2016 complaint
07/25/2019
American Kidney Fund supports efforts to end surprise medical billing
07/24/2019
American Kidney Fund statement in response to Rep. Porter’s press release
07/12/2019
Tropical Storm Barry Expected to Disrupt Dialysis Treatment for Gulf Coast Residents; American Kidney Fund Activates Disaster Relief Program to Help
07/10/2019
American Kidney Fund Applauds Trump Administration for Making Kidney Disease a National Health Priority
07/03/2019
American Kidney Fund President Testimony to Senate Health Committee on California AB 290
American Kidney Fund’s Goutful Campaign Wins 2019 Bulldog Stars of PR Award
06/19/2019
Oregon passes landmark living donor protection act
06/06/2019
American Kidney Fund to Spotlight Profound Generosity of Living Kidney Donation at August 5 Annual New York Golf Classic in Glen Cove
06/04/2019
Kidney patients rally for their lives
Putting the Joy Back into Food: American Kidney Fund Launches Kidney Kitchen™ to Help Patients Navigate Their Nutrition
05/29/2019
American Kidney Fund and AstraZeneca Announce Campaign to Expand Education and Awareness of Hyperkalemia in Patients with Kidney Disease
05/23/2019
American Kidney Fund Educational Materials on Gout and Anemia Win 2019 Gold Aster Awards
05/22/2019
American Kidney Fund President Responds to Assembly Passage of California AB 290
05/17/2019
American Kidney Fund Applauds CMS Decision to Preserve Full Access to Immunosuppressive Drugs for Transplant Recipients
05/13/2019
American Kidney Fund Commends Maryland Governor Hogan for Signing Living Organ Donor Protections into Law
05/09/2019
American Kidney Fund Announces 3 Poster Presentations at NKF 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
American Kidney Fund Commends Arizona for Joining Growing Number of States with Legislation to Protect Living Organ Donors
05/03/2019
American Kidney Fund, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Collaborate to Hold 16th Annual Camp All-Stars for Pediatric Kidney Patients
04/24/2019
American Kidney Fund Commends Kansas Legislature, Governor on Enacting Protection for Living Organ Donors
04/12/2019
American Kidney Fund Commends Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Signing Protections for Living Organ Donors into Law
04/03/2019
California Organ Donor Protection Bill Advances from Assembly Committee on Labor
04/02/2019
American Kidney Fund Ambassadors Travel to Capitol Hill to Urge Congress to Protect Living Kidney Donors and Preserve Safety Net for Low-income Patients
03/26/2019
American Kidney Fund to Host CDC Million Hearts Collaboration Biannual Meeting, Spotlighting Connection Between Kidney Disease and Heart Disease
03/19/2019
American Kidney Fund Statement on California Assembly Health Committee Passage of AB 290
03/14/2019
On World Kidney Day, American Kidney Fund Urges Americans to Get Tested for Kidney Disease
03/08/2019
Former U.S. Congresswoman Dr. Donna Christensen Among Five New Members Named to American Kidney Fund National Board of Trustees
03/01/2019
March is Kidney Month: American Kidney Fund Spotlights Kidney Disease and Kidney Health with Kidney Quiz, Free Screenings and Advocacy for Living Kidney Donation
02/27/2019
American Kidney Fund Urges Governor Hutchinson to Protect Living Organ Donors in Arkansas by Signing SB 309
02/22/2019
American Kidney Fund Applauds Introduction of California AB 1223 to Prevent Insurance Discrimination Against Living Organ Donors and Provide Job-Protected Leave
02/19/2019
American Kidney Fund Urges Congress to Make 2019 the Year Living Donor Protection Act Becomes Law
02/15/2019
American Kidney Fund Applauds Arkansas Senate Insurance and Commerce Committee Unanimous Vote on Bill to Protect Living Organ Donors
02/13/2019
Dr. Alison Potok and Dr. Pablo Garcia join distinguished group of nephrology’s top researchers as American Kidney Fund Clinical Scientist in Nephrology fellows
02/11/2019
American Kidney Fund Applauds Maryland Legislature’s Introduction of Bill to Protect Living Organ Donors
02/08/2019
Helping prevent kidney disease in Sacramento: American Kidney Fund to provide free blood pressure screenings at Total Health & Fitness Expo
02/04/2019
New American Kidney Fund Survey Highlights Importance of Patient-Practitioner Discussions About Anemia
01/30/2019
Robert I. Schattner Foundation provides $150,000 grant to American Kidney Fund for children’s programs and financial assistance to dialysis patients in D.C. region
01/29/2019
American Kidney Fund Statement on California AB 290
11/29/2018
Cooking low-phosphorus foods at home: American Kidney Fund’s new chef videos feature step-by-step recipes for healthy, kidney-friendly foods
11/14/2018
Charitable Premium Assistance from American Kidney Fund Helps Nearly 1,000 Dialysis Patients to Receive Transplants and Post-Transplant Care in 2018
11/08/2018
American Kidney Fund statement on Gov. Andrew Cuomo signing Living Donor Protection Act
American Kidney Fund Receives 17th Consecutive Highest, 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
11/02/2018
American Kidney Fund’s Most Visited Webpages Highlight Connection Between Protein in Urine and Chronic Kidney Disease
10/23/2018
Health Education Programs on Anemia and Gout Highlighted by American Kidney Fund at ASN Kidney Week, Booth #2528
American Kidney Fund Surpasses $200,000 in Emergency Assistance to Dialysis Patients Affected by Hurricanes Florence and Michael
10/12/2018
Fighting Kidney Disease in Greater Memphis: American Kidney Fund Brings ‘Kidney Action Day’ Downtown October 13
10/11/2018
Hurricane Michael’s Landfall Threatening to Disrupt Treatment for Dialysis Patients in Several States; American Kidney Fund Activates Disaster Relief Program to Help
10/02/2018
10th Annual American Kidney Fund Gala, The Hope Affair, Honors Inspirational Individuals, Spotlights Transformative Power of Kidney Transplants
09/30/2018
American Kidney Fund Statement on Governor Jerry Brown's Veto of SB 1156
09/28/2018
American Kidney Fund Joins Kidney Community in Call for Public-Private Partnerships to Spark Innovation
09/11/2018
American Kidney Fund Urges Dialysis Patients in Hurricane Florence’s Path to Prepare for Emergency, Disruptions to Treatment
09/06/2018
American Kidney Fund Statement on New York Senate Bill 2496-B / Assembly Bill 297-C
Reaching underserved patients in the kidney community: American Kidney Fund expands online resources for rare diseases
08/30/2018
AKF urges Gov. Brown to veto SB 1156
08/29/2018
Great News for Living Organ Donors: U.S. Department of Labor Says Organ Donors are Protected Under FMLA
08/24/2018
As Hurricane Lane’s Torrential Rains Lash Hawaiian Islands, American Kidney Fund Activates Disaster Relief Program for Dialysis Patients
08/21/2018
New American Kidney Fund Education Campaign Highlights Connection Between Kidney Disease and Gout
07/10/2018
Stanford Nephrology Fellow Katherine M. Wang Named American Kidney Fund Clinical Scientist in Nephrology
06/27/2018
Amended version of SB 1156 passed by California Assembly Health Committee
06/22/2018
Poll Shows Consumers Believe Health Insurance Companies Seek to Increase Profits at the Expense of Nation’s Most Chronically Ill
06/11/2018
Dialysis Patients, Chronic Disease Representatives, Renal Workers and Others Urge Assembly Health to Oppose SB 1156 (Leyva)
06/08/2018
Chronic and Rare Disease Groups Raise Alarm About California Bill That Threatens Access to Insurance Coverage for Kidney Patients
