Did you know that roughly one in four living organ donors face difficulties obtaining or affording life, disability, and long-term care insurance after their selfless act of donation? This statistic is not just concerning; it’s unacceptable, especially when 12 kidney patients die each day waiting for a transplant.
But there’s hope on the horizon. The Living Donor Protection Act (LDPA) would prohibit this type of discrimination and extend FMLA protections to patients who need time off their jobs to recover from a living donation.
Together, we can ensure that living donors can give the gift of life without fear of insurance discrimination or job-loss.
Take a moment to personalize your letter with your kidney disease story. Congress needs to hear from YOU!
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive and longstanding, patient centric organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease in the US. For more information about NKF visit kidney.org.
National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
1-800-622-9010
nkfadvocacy@kidney.org
