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Policy & Public Affairs

Shaping Public Policy for Nephrologists

The ASN Policy and Public Affairs department seeks to shape federal policies, increase federal and institutional resources, and influence regulatory directives to help its members:



Provide High-Quality Care to Patients

The Patient Care section is now available and includes information on:

  • Dialysis and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services
  • Patient Care
  • Transplantation
  • Drug and Pharmaceutical Issues
  • Electronic Health Records

Conduct Cutting-Edge Medical Research

  • NIH, NIDDK Support for Kidney Disease Research
  • VA Medical and Prosthetic Research
  • Training the Next Generation of Investigators

Educate the Next Generation of Nephrologists

  • Participation in the Specialty Matching Service (SMS)
  • Creation of an In-Training Examination for Nephrology Fellows
  • Support for Continued Medicaid Funding for Graduate Medical Education

Visit the ASN Legislative Action Center


ASN Hill Day

ASN Hill Day 2011 | May 5, 2011

On Thursday May 5, 2011, ASN launched the first annual ASN Hill Day on Capitol Hill. The ASN Council, Board of Advisors, and Public Policy Board met with nearly 60 key Congressional leaders and key staff members to raise awareness of the growing public health threat kidney disease poses, and to encourage support for research that improves the prevention and treatment of kidney disease.


World Kidney Day

World Kidney Day 2011 | March 10, 2011

ASN will commemorate World Kidney Day 2011 with advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society for Pediatric Nephrology. ASN's requests on Capitol Hill included increased funding for NIH, Medicare coverage for advanced chronic kidney disease, and support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CKD Program.

You can also view ASN's commemoration of past World Kidney Days:




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