By Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs and immediate past president and Edward V. Hickey III, U.S.M.C., AAKP Board Secretary(first published in August 2020 in AAKP's flagship magazine, aakpRENALIFE)
RE: Recent CMS and CBO Actions Should Propel Action on S.3353, the Comprehensive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act, During the 116th Congress Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Wyden:
KIDNEY POLICY SUMMIT SHOWCASES INNOVATIONS AND BARRIERS AAKP’s 3rd Annual Policy Summit highlights progress and barriers related to the 2019 Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health and key Congressional issues WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence, New Implantable Kidneys, Clinical Trials, Precision Medicine WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest independent kidney patient organization in the USA, and strategic partner George Washington University (GW)
For 2ND ANNUAL GLOBAL SUMMIT: GLOBAL KIDNEY INNOVATIONS – EXPANDING PATIENT CHOICES & OUTCOMES: Dear AAKP and all members,I have been following AAKP's activities for 30 years, reading the information on kidney disease, which I've been able to share among the patients here in Argentina.
July 17, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnellMajority LeaderUnited States Senate The Honorable Charles Grassley ChairmanFinance CommitteeUnited States Senate The Honorable Charles SchumerMinority LeaderUnited States Senate The Honorable Ron WydenRanking MemberFinance CommitteeUnited States Senate RE:
July 17, 2020 National Government Services Medical Policy Unit P.O. Box 7073 Indianapolis, IN 46207-7073 PartBLCDComments@anthem.com ATTN: Craig Haug, M.D., Medical Director Re: Proposed LCD for Percutaneous AV Fistula for Hemodialysis (DL38573) Dear Dr. Haug: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
Largest American Kidney Patient Group Partners with UK Based Renal Patient Support Group Kidney Patient Networks Signal Widening Support for International Kidney Consortium WASHINGTON, July 17, 2020 - The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) and the Renal Patient Support Group (RPSG), based in the United Kingdom (UK)
COVID-19 AND TREATMENT INNOVATION HEADLINE AAKP AND GW SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES ANNUAL GLOBAL SUMMIT Registration Fees Dropped to Allow Frontline Medical Professionals and Patients Access WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) and the George Washington University (GW)
KIDNEY PATIENTS CALL BIPARTISAN POLICY MOST SIGNIFICANT IN 50 YEARS WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) today issued a patient editorial on the first anniversary of the Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative, signed by President Donald Trump on July 10, 2019.
AAKP will not be shipping out any orders that come in during June 26th – June 30th 2021. We will be conducting our inventory during this time and will resume shipping on July 1, 2021. Any orders that come through during this time will be delayed.