Correspondence – Page 5

February 14, 2020 – Dental Access Letter to HHS Secretary Azar

We applaud your efforts to deliver on President Trump’s Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative. You have stated that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will reform regulations so that fewer Americans suffer kidney failure, more options are available for dialysis patients, and more organs are available for transplant.

February 18, 2020

We applaud your efforts to deliver on President Trump’s Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative. You have stated that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Message From AAKP President: Winter 2019

February 1, 2019

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.

April 23, 2018 –Request Funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH)

April 23, 2018

To download the official letter – click here. April 23, 2018 Dear Chairman Cole, Chairman Blunt, Representative DeLauro, and Senator Murray:

March 19, 2018 – Friends of NIDDK Request Funding for National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

March 19, 2018

To download the official letter – click here.

February 28, 2018 – Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 (H.R. 4143)

ASN represents more than 18,000 physicians, scientists, nurses, and other health
professionals dedicated to improving the lives of people with kidney diseases. The
society’s membership includes approximately 90 percent of the nephrologists in the
United States. ASN is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in
kidney care and ensuring access to patient-centered high-quality care, regardless of
socioeconomic status, geographic location, or demographic characteristics.

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February 28, 2018

December 1, 2017 – AAKP expresses concerns about continued access to kidney transplantation with the Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 (S. 2065 / H.R. 4143)

December 11, 2017

On behalf of the leading national transplant organizations, we write to you as original sponsors of the “Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017” (H.R. 4143) to express our significant concerns about the potential impact of this legislation on Medicare beneficiaries’ continued access to kidney transplantation.

October 20, 2017 – H.R. 1133 Letter in Support of the Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017

October 26, 2017

October 20, 2017 Representative John R. Carter U.S. House of Representatives 2110 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D.C. 20015 Re:

October 16, 2017 – Protecting Access to Pain Relief (PAPR) Coalition written comments in response to a meeting of the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC)

October 20, 2017

October 16, 2017 Linda L. Porter, PhD Pain Policy Advisor, Office of Pain Policy Office of the Director National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 31 Center Drive, Room 8A31 Bethesda, MD 20892 Dear Dr. Porter: As undersigned members of the Protecting Access to Pain Relief (PAPR)

October 16, 2017 – Letter to Acting Sect. Hargan on Nat’l Clinical Care Commission Act

October 19, 2017

October 16, 2017 Acting Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C.

October 7, 2017 – Joint Letter to increase transplant rates

October 7, 2017

October 7, 2017 Dear Chairmen Brady and Walden and Ranking Members Neal and Pallone: On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we are writing to you to urge you to consider enacting legislation that would require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)