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Of Presidents, Policies, & Patients

August 28, 2020

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)

20 TRANSPLANT ROUND TABLE GROUPS ASK CONGRESS TO PASS IMMUNO DRUG COVERAGE

August 27, 2020

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

August 7, 2020

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)

July 22, 2020

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)

July 17, 2020

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.

AST, ASTS & AAKP Request Swift Passage of S. 3353, the Comprehensive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act, During the 116th Congress

July 17, 2020

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:

Proposed LCD for Percutaneous AV Fistula for Hemodialysis (DL38573)

July 17, 2020

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)

July 17, 2020

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)

July 13, 2020

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)

TRUMP KIDNEY CARE EXECUTIVE ORDER REMEMBERED ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY

July 10, 2020

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.

Of Presidents, Policies, & Patients

20 TRANSPLANT ROUND TABLE GROUPS ASK CONGRESS TO PASS IMMUNO DRUG COVERAGE

KIDNEY POLICY SUMMIT SHOWCASES INNOVATIONS AND BARRIERS

GLOBAL SUMMIT ON KIDNEY DISEASE INNOVATION AND CHOICE ENGAGES 70 COUNTRIES

Global Summit Perspective: Maria Eugenia

AST, ASTS & AAKP Request Swift Passage of S. 3353, the Comprehensive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act, During the 116th Congress

Proposed LCD for Percutaneous AV Fistula for Hemodialysis (DL38573)

U.S. And International Kidney Patients Ally To Push Research And Innovation

U.S. Kidney Patients Lead Virtual Global Kidney Expert Meeting July 16-17, 2020

TRUMP KIDNEY CARE EXECUTIVE ORDER REMEMBERED ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY