April 23, 2022 D. Babwah Program KidneyWorks Speaker’s Bureau Support Groups Veteran’s Health Initiative The Decade of the Kidney™ Advocacy Action Center Advocacy Events Key Policy Issues KidneyVoter™ Patient Voice … Continue reading “Center for Engagement and Advocacy”
December 17, 2021 D. Babwah KIDNEYVOTER™ Your vote and voice does count. Kidney disease has many human costs. You play a vital role in shaping the future of kidney care. … Continue reading “AAKP HOME 2022”
October 1, 2021 Jennifer Duplessie September 9, 2021 Chairman Ron Wyden Senate Committee on Finance 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Chairman Frank Pallone House Committee on Energy … Continue reading “132 Organizations Ask for Key Medicare Part D OOP Reforms in Budget Reconciliation Package”
September 2, 2021 Deb Pelaez AAKP’s National Patient meeting is an annual convention held in a different city each year, with the exception of the virtual conferences in 2020 and … Continue reading “AAKP Ambassador Sharron Rouse On Why You Should Attend AAKP’s National Patient Meeting”
August 26, 2021 Jennifer Duplessie GLOBAL KIDNEY INNOVATION SUMMIT ACCELERATES INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM Patient Needs and Insights Drive New Era of Global Kidney Research, Discovery, and Personalized Treatments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … Continue reading “GLOBAL KIDNEY INNOVATION SUMMIT ACCELERATES INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM”
August 9, 2021 Jennifer Duplessie TAMPA, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest kidney patient organization in America, announced the opening of the 2022 grant cycle … Continue reading “GRANT CYCLE OPENS FOR TOP AWARD FOR INNOVATIONS IN KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETY”
April 14, 2021 Deb Pelaez Every life is valuable. We strongly urge policymakers to reject policies that discriminate against people with disabilities and chronic conditions, older adults, and reinforce health … Continue reading “QALY Coalition Letter 4.21.21”
February 25, 2021 Jennifer Duplessie During this episode of Kent’s Kidney Stories, AAKP Board Member/Ambassador Kent Bressler speaks with AAKP’s President Richard Knight. Mr. Knight is a healthcare professional and … Continue reading “Kent’s Kidney Stories with AAKP President Richard Knight”
January 14, 2021 By Lana Schmidt, MBA, former home hemodialysis patient, current transplant recipient, AAKP National Board of Director As an 18-year kidney patient warrior, I know firsthand what it … Continue reading “FDA and CMS Decisions are Key to Increased Transplantation for Highly-HLA Sensitized Kidney Patients”
November 9, 2020 Jennifer Duplessie FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:November 9, 2020 KIDNEY ADVOCATES EARN PRESIDENT’S SERVICE AWARDS FOR COVID-19 EFFORTS Tampa, FL: Today, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Read … Continue reading “KIDNEY ADVOCATES RECOGNIZED FOR NATIONAL COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORTS”