AAKP Key Correspondence

Public Comments & Correspondence

This section includes public comments & correspondence made by the American Association of Kidney Patients staff or board members individually or in conjunction with other organizations. 

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2023

RE: FDA Proposal to Permit Salt Substitutes to Reduce Sodium in Standardized Foods
U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationDockets Management Staff (HFA-305)5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061Rockville, MD 20852 This letter represents a collaborative effort of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), Academy of … Continue reading "AAKP Key Correspondence" Read More
RE: Support Federal Legislation to Ban Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) in all federal programs
March 7, 2023 The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Jason Smith Chair Committee on Ways … Continue reading "AAKP Key Correspondence" Read More
Statement of Policy Principles and Solutions:  Living Organ Donation
April 2023 Statement of Policy Principles and Solutions:  Living Organ Donation As the leading, independent, national organizations representing patients, organ donors and donor families, transplant surgeons, and other transplant health … Continue reading "AAKP Key Correspondence" Read More
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS CALL ON CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR KIDNEY INNOVATION AND VETERANS WITH KIDNEY DISEASES
March 29, 2023 Today, more than 50 advocates from ASN and AAKP, representing people with kidney diseases and the health care professionals who serve them, will meet with their members of Congress and call for a $25 million investment in kidney innovation. Read More

2022

AAKP Signs Onto Letter Regarding Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Coverage and Other Health-Related Coverage
October 3, 2022 The Honorable Xavier Becerra Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Becerra: As organizations representing patients, people … Continue reading "AAKP Key Correspondence" Read More
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: The … Continue reading "AAKP Key Correspondence" Read More
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