Welcome to 2019! As we enter the new year, I want to thank AAKP’s professional staff as well as our loyal patients, caregivers, and professional members for all of their support during a very successful 2018.
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Articles
ASTS, AST, AAKP Joint LDPA Letter
November 10, 2025Representative Don BaconU.S. House of Representatives2104 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Representative Jerrold NadlerU.S. House of Representatives2132 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515Subject: AAKP, ASTS, AST Endorsement – Living Donor Protection Act of 2025 (H.R. 4582 and H.R.
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AAKP Kicks Off 50th Annual National Patient Meeting in Dallas, Texas
MEDIA ADVISORYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 26, 2025MEDIA CONTACT:Brendan LaCivitaNational and Medical Media Specialist blacivita@aakp.org(813) 906-7740AAKP Kicks Off 50th Annual National Patient Meeting in Dallas, Texas WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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Charlotte's Bill – Senate Letter
October 18, 2024The Honorable Bernie Sanders332 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510The Honorable Bill Cassidy455 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Sanders and Ranking Member Cassidy, On behalf of the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
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AAKP Independence Day Statement 2025
AAKP Independence Day Statement 2025 Dear AAKP Members, Friends, and Allies:As we celebrate this Fourth of July, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) proudly honors the courageous men and women who took a stand for liberty and battled to free our nation from the yoke of the tyrannical King of England over 250 years ago.
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PIPC Letter on Medicare Negotiation Guidance
June 26, 2025Chris KlompCMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for MedicareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 212440-1850Dear Deputy Administrator Klomp:
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS COMMEMORATES JUNETEENTH
STATEMENT AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS COMMEMORATES JUNETEENTH Washington, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest and oldest independent kidney patient organization in the United States, issued the following statement from AAKP President Edward V. Hickey, III, in commemoration of Juneteenth:
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2025 World Kidney Day Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications & Digital Operationsjrate@aakp.org(813) 400-2394 2025 World Kidney Day Statement American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Washington, D.C.:
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AAKP Press Release: Largest U.S. Kidney Patient Group Tells Disney CEO Robert Iger to Hold The View Co-Host Joy Behar Publicly Accountable for Saying Kidney Donation is Contingent Upon Political Beliefs of Transplant Recipient
For Immediate Release:March 7, 2025 Media Contact:Jennifer RateDirector, Communications and Digital Operationsjrate@aakp.org(813) 400-2394 Largest U.S.
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AAKP Ambassador Brandi Nunez Shares Her Story for National Phosphorus Awareness Day
“Food choice was the largest struggle for me when I was at the height of kidney disease. It seemed like no matter how many good food choices I made; nothing was good enough and my labs continued to trend out of range. Potassium, phosphorous, and iron were the hardest for me to calculate and manage.
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AAKP Ambassador and Dialysis Patient Dawn Edwards Shares Why She Supports National Phosphorus Awareness Day
National Phosphorus Awareness Day – April 5Dawn shares this statement in support of National Phosphorus Awareness Day:“After navigating the challenges of kidney disease for 35 years, I only recently learned that elevated phosphorous not only causes brittle bones, which can lead to fractures, but also cardiac episodes.
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