NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION

Budget/Appropriations

FY 2025 Appropriations for CDC Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative. FY 2025 Appropriations for kidney disease research at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. FY 2025 Appropriations for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. FY 2025 Appropriations under the Health Resources and Services Administration, with emphasis on organ donation and transplant activities. FY 2025 Appropriations for the Indian Health Service.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) · Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) · Indian Health Service · Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Health Issues

H.R. 2923 and S. 1384, "Living Donor Protection Act of 2023", to prohibit discrimination in the issuing, pricing and benefits amount of life, disability, or long-term care insurance policies for living organ donors. H.R. 2544 (P.L. 118-14), "Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act." H.R. 6020, "Honor Our Living Donors Act." H.R. 6171, "Living Organ Donor Tax Credit Act." Initiatives and activities to increase, improve, and facilitate organ donation and transplantation, including equity in transplant access and data standardization initiatives. Activities regarding implementation of HHS Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative. Activities to address COVID-19 and the needs of people with kidney disease. Activities to address ethnic, racial and social disparities in health and access to care. Telemedicine and telehealth access. Affordable Care Act access, utilization and benefits. Prescription drug pricing and access.