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AAKP at the Florida Renal Administrators Association Meeting (posted July 26, 2017)

July 26, 2017

AAKP’s Diana Clynes with FRAA President, Amy Kozsuch MSN, MBA, HCM, BSN The AAKP was honored to be invited to present and exhibit at the 2017 Florida Renal Administrators Association Meeting.

INDEPENDENCE FOR WORKERS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MEANS KEEPING JOB AND AVOIDING DISABILITY

July 3, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2017 MEDIA CONTACTS Deborah Pelaez, AAKP Marketing and Communications Manager dpelaez@aakp.org; 813-928-2921 Gary Green, AAKP Executive Director ggreen@aakp.org; 1-212-417-0426 INDEPENDENCE FOR WORKERS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE MEANS KEEPING JOB AND AVOIDING DISABILITY WASHINGTON, D.C.

NATIONAL REPORT SAYS INDEPENDENCE FOR WORKERS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE MEANS KEEPING JOBS, MANAGING DISEASE, AND AVOIDING DISABILITY

June 30, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2017 MEDIA CONTACTS: Deborah Pelaez, AAKP Marketing and Communications Manager dpelaez@aakp.org; 813-928-2921 Gary Green, AAKP Executive Director ggreen@aakp.

June 28, 2017 – LCD Reconsideration Number AB0016, Immune Globulin Intraveneous (IVIg)

June 28, 2017

Via E-mail Arthur Lurvey, MD, FACP, FACE Contractor Medical Director Noridian Healthcare Solutions 900 42ns Street South Fargo, North Dakota 58103 Eileen Moynihan, MD Contractor Medical Director Noridian Healthcare Solutions 900 42nd Street South Fargo, North Dakota 58103 Dear Drs. Lurvey and Moynihan: RE:

EARNING A PAYCHECK: NEW INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON KEEPING CKD PATIENTS WORKING

June 22, 2017

Nephrology News & Issues June 22, 2017 A report from the American Association of Kidney Patients and the Medical Education Institute outlines initial steps to help employed individuals with progressing chronic kidney disease keep their jobs. The 78-page paper, entitled “KidneyWorks:

Join us for AAKP’s 43rd National Patient Meeting

June 15, 2017

June 12, 2017 – Dialysis Patients Demonstration Act of 2016 (H.R. 5942) Capitated Arrangements Threaten ESRD Patients’ Access to Transplant

June 12, 2017

The Honorable Jason Smith U.S. House of Representatives 1118 Longworth House Office Bldg Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Earl Blumenauer U.S. House of Representatives 1111 Longworth House Office Bldg Washington, DC 20515 RE: Dialysis Patients Demonstration Act of 2016 (H.R. 5942)

GRANT APPLICATION AVAILABLE FOR THE JENNY KITSEN PATIENT SAFETY AWARD

June 7, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2017FOR MORE INFORMATION: Deborah Peleaz Marketing and Communications Manager 813-400-2394 dpeleaz@aakp.orgTAMPA, FLA – Applications for the 2017-2018 grant cycle of the Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award are now available from the American Association of Kidney Patients.

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR ITS ANNUAL AWARDS

June 2, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2017FOR MORE INFORMATION: Deborah Peleaz Manager Marketing Communications (800)749-AAKP(2257) dpeleaz@aakp.

April 25, 2017 – National Clinical Care Commission Act’s proactive and innovative approaches to diabetes and its disease complications

April 25, 2017

Dear Senators Alexander, Murray, Collins and Shaheen, Thank you for consideration of the National Clinical Care Commission Act by the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on April 26, 2017.