Policy & Public Affairs

First Annual ASN Hill Day

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. They also addressed ASN’s other policy priorities, including immunosuppressive drug coverage, new care delivery models, health disparities, and the nephrology workforce crisis.

Fact Sheets and Legislative Priorities

• Leading the Fight Against Kidney Disease
• Fund Medical Research that Improves Kidney Health for Americans
• Improve Success of Kidney Transplants
• Attract and Train Enough Kidney Disease Doctors to Provide Adequate Care
• Address Health Disparities in Patients with Kidney Disease
• Kidney Disease, Diabetes, and Hypertension
• Ensure Patients with Kidney Disease Receive the Highest Quality of Care,

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