These materials will help you learn more about how you can work with public leaders to become a voice for kidney health and advance policy that will help the kidney community.
Kidney disease costs Medicare over $130 billion annually, representing a significant burden on patients and our health system.
The Living Donor Protection Act removes barriers to donation and shortens transplant waitlists, so more patients receive the gift of life.
Learn more about the awareness, education, and research programs that we need Congress to fund to help kidney patients nationwide.
Chronic Kidney Disease affects an estimated 37 million people, more than 1 in 7 adults, in the United States.
Studies indicate that home dialysis can improve patient quality of life and flexibility in customizing care options.
Our quarterly advocate town hall presentations feature the latest on NKF’s advocacy efforts from across the country.
Watch our training on how to effectively meet with the officials who are elected to represent you and advocate for kidney health.
Learn how to schedule and conduct meetings and foster productive relationships with lawmakers and their staff.
See how kidney disease impacts every state and how Congress can help address these challenges with better public policy.
We value your commitment to empowering and educating others about kidney disease and effecting policy change.
Enter your information and learn who represents you in Congress and how you can contact them on kidney policy.
Our advocates share what motivates them to work together to be the sound of change.
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