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In early May, AKF hosted its annual Kidney Action Summit in Washington D.C., connecting Ambassadors and their elected officials to discuss the Living Donor Protection Act (S. 1552) and protecting Medicaid funding. Read more: bit.ly/4kbO2A6

AKF released our fifth annual State of the States: Living Donor Protection Report Card, which reveals uneven protections for #livingorgandonors across the country. There are still 13 states that offer little to no policy protections for donors. See more: bit.ly/3sxpsku.

🎉 Big win for #KidneyHealth in CT! HB 6771 is now law—requiring private insurers to cover biomarker testing! Huge thanks to sponsors Reps. Garibay & Bolinski and Sens. Hochadel & Senator Tony Hwang for leading the charge. #KidneyAction

Thank you, Sen. Roberta Lange for your work and dedication in sponsoring and passing #NV SB 292!  Thanks to your efforts, Nevada residents who rely on #Medigap coverage now have improved access to the care they need to manage their kidney health.

Great news for #RI: SB 829 has passed the Senate 36-0! AKF thanks Sen. Melissa Murray for her leadership on SB 829, which would provide up to 30 days of leave for living organ donors living in #RhodeIsland! #KidneyAction

💥 Meet AKF Ambassador Ellie Kugler! 👉 “I became an AKF Ambassador so that I can continue having a voice for people like me who have no idea where their kidney disease came from or how to battle their newfound lifestyle.” Join our Advocacy Network: bit.ly/3Jcdy7a

AKF applauds #Texas for passing legislation that requires people under 65 with kidney failure have access to Medicare supplement policies - better known as #Medigap - to help them pay for their health care, including dialysis. Learn more: kidneyfund.org/article/americ…

#Ohio HB 122 has passed the House and is now onto the Senate for vote! Thank you, Rep. Brian Lampton for your continued leadership on this bill.

Today's Supreme Court decision protecting access to lifesaving preventive care without patient cost sharing is a major victory for the kidney community. We are proud to have joined with other patient advocacy orgs to help ensure access to these evidence-based services.

AKF would like to thank @RepShepard for his leadership and support of the Living Donor Protection Act and a law requiring employers to provide paid leave for state employees who donate an organ. These new laws will positively impact the #NC kidney community, and we thank you!

AKF thanks Rep. Diane Wheatley for her leadership and support of the Living Donor Protection Act and a law requiring employers to provide paid leave for state employees who donate an organ. #KidneyAction

Thank you, Rep. Garland Pierce, for your leadership and support of the Living Donor Protection Act and a law requiring employers to provide paid leave for state employees who donate an organ. #NC #kidneypatients and #organdonors thank you! #KidneyAction

🚨 Urgent: The House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 1 this week. Urge them to protect health care for #kidneypatients by rejecting cuts to Medicaid and ACA Marketplace Coverage: p2a.co/kfNsdZ2

(1/2) AKF and other leading patient advocacy organizations urge the House to reject the Senate-passed budget reconciliation bill, which represents a profound setback for millions of patients and their families, by threatening their ability to access care and

(2/2) undermining their financial stability. Learn more: kidneyfund.org/sites/default/… #ProtectMedicaid #StopTheCuts

Today Congress passed legislation that will have a profound impact on millions of people living with chronic diseases, including those with kidney disease, reducing access to affordable health insurance coverage. Read AKF's statement here: bit.ly/46pN4MA

We are thrilled to see the re-introduction of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) in both the U.S. House and Senate! This piece of legislation ensures greater access to obesity treatment and will provide life-saving care to those who need it most: bit.ly/4kxBPFw

Recently passed legislation in RI provides paid medical leave to FT employees donating an organ or bone marrow. We spoke to WJAR about the importance of this new law and how it protects living kidney donors: bit.ly/3TBNzM9