Advocacy in Action Blog

By Mary Baliker, NKF Kidney Advocacy Committee Co-Chair
As a person living with kidney disease...

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing, “A System in Need...

National Kidney Foundation patient advocates played an integral role in The Scientific Registry of...

This week the House Appropriations Committee released its annual bill that includes funding for...

As kidney disease continues to disproportionately affect patients of color and patients of low...

Since the start of state legislative sessions in January, Voices for Kidney Health advocates have...

Every March, the US House of Representatives begins its annual budget and appropriations process....

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently took an important next step toward...

At NKF, we are devoted to advocating for our kidney patient community and amplifying health equity...

Last week more than 220 Voices for Kidney Health advocates from across the country met with their...

As National Kidney Month kicks off, more than 220 Voices for Kidney Health advocates are poised to...

Kidney policy is off to a strong start in 2022, with eighteen bills introduced across fourteen...

For individuals with kidney failure, getting a transplant is life changing. It frees patients from...

The second year of the 117th Congress will be book-ended by unfinished business from 2021 and...

By Allison Herrity, NKF Advocacy Manager
I’m very excited to join the National Kidney Foundation in...

In 2021 advocates from across the country worked to ensure that a pro-kidney health agenda moved...

By Morgan Reid
As the National Kidney Foundation’s new and first Director of Transplant Policy...

In October 2021, NKF released a series of priorities and opportunities in kidney disease research...