GLOBAL KIDNEY SUMMIT MOBILIZES PATIENTS FOR CARE INNOVATION DECADES OF PATERNALISM AND HIGH MORTALITY DIALYSIS CHALLENGED KIDNEY PATIENT CONSUMERS DEMAND CARE CHOICE AND ACCESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Rate Marketing & Communications Manager jrate@aakp.org (813) 400-2394 WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Kidney Patients Cite Insurance and Payment Issues as Critical Barriers to FDA Approved Care Innovations
Kidney Patients Cite Insurance and Payment Issues as Critical Barriers to FDA Approved Care Innovations Patients and Taxpayers Forced to Absorb Preventable Costs Patient Voice Patient Choice™ Campaign Engages Private Insurers and CMS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT:
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Targeting APOL1, a genetic cause of severe kidney disease
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AAKP Press Release: SUMMER READING LIST RELEASED BY LARGEST KIDNEY ADVOCACY GROUP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2022 SUMMER READING LIST RELEASED BY LARGEST KIDNEY ADVOCACY GROUP Patient Insights on Care Choice, Innovation, Covid-19, and Kidney Replacement Therapies Washington, D.C. - In advance of the July 4th Independence Day weekend, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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KIDNEY PATIENTS NAME TOP SAFETY LEADERS AMIDST COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Rate Marketing and Communications Manager (813) 400-2394 jrate@aakp.org KIDNEY PATIENTS NAME TOP SAFETY LEADERS AMIDST COVID-19 AAKP Honors Yale’s Dr. Alan Kliger and UK Scientist Shahid Muhammad WASHINGTON, D.C.
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REMOTE JOB FAIR FOR KIDNEY PATIENTS LINKS DISEASE AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
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HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TARGETED BY KIDNEY PATIENTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jennifer Rate Marketing and Communications Manager (813) 400-2394 HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TARGETED BY KIDNEY PATIENTS Third Annual National Awareness Day Smashes Records for Engagement Tampa, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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Patient Profile: AAKP Ambassador Mihi Wickramasinghe
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Patient Profile: AAKP Ambassador Melissa Bensouda
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AAKP signs onto letter to ask CMS to preserve access to critically important diagnostics and continued use of ICD-10 NOS codes
April 6, 2022 Jonathan Blum Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Delivered electronically Dear Mr. Blum:
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