ASN Press Releases: 2024 Archives
Latest Release: New Policy Will Remove Race, Improve Equity in Transplantation
Monday, July 8, 2024
The following is a joint Statement from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and American Society of Nephrology (ASN) on the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) plans to remove the African American/Black race coefficient from the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) calculation.
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- KIDNEYCURE ANNOUNCES 2024 GRANT RECIPIENTS
• KidneyCure (the ASN Foundation) is honored to continue its support of investigators committed to advancing kidney health. Building on decades of success, KidneyCure makes it possible to improve knowledge and treatment by identifying and funding high-impact projects. • Investigators funded by KidneyCure are making a difference in key areas that impact care for millions. KidneyCure is proud to support excellence and innovation, and to extend the advances that the foundation has propelled since its inception.
Thursday, June 27, 2024 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY COMMENDS THE HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCING THE HONOR OUR LIVING DONORS (HOLD) ACT (H.R. 6020)
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) applauds the House Energy and Commerce Committee for unanimously passing the Honor Our Living Donors Act (H.R. 6020), to ensure that only the income of a living donor can be considered when determining eligibility for federal financial assistance provided to living donors. The bipartisan legislation now awaits action on the House floor and in the Senate. ASN will continue to advocate for passage of the HOLD Act and on behalf of policies to make living donations financially neutral.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 - INCREASING ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACCESS (IOTA) MODEL ANNOUNCED TO INCREASE PATIENT ACCESS TO KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION
The long-awaited Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model was released yesterday by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) focusing on increasing patients' access to kidney transplantation across the United States. The 6-year model will randomize an estimated 90 transplant centers of the 231 facilities actively performing kidney transplants nationwide. It "aims to increase access to kidney transplants for all people living with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), improve the quality of care for people seeking kidney transplants, reduce disparities among individuals undergoing the process to receive a kidney transplant, and increase the efficiency and capability of transplant hospitals selected to participate."
Thursday, May 9, 2024 - CYNTHIA DELGADO AND NEIL POWE NAMED TO TIME100 HEALTH LIST FOR FIGHTING KIDNEY TRANSPLANT BIAS
TIME has included the co-chairs of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)/ American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases, among its first-ever list of the 100 most influential people in global health. The magazine recognized Cynthia Delgado, MD, FASN and Neil Powe, MD, MPH, MBA for their efforts to correct racial bias in the algorithm used to diagnose kidney diseases, an algorithm that often determines access to a kidney transplant.
Friday, May 3, 2024 - KIDNEY HEALTH INITIATIVE UNVEILS APOL1 ROADMAP TO ADDRESS APOL1 KIDNEY DISEASE
APOL1 Kidney Disease (APOL1 KD) is a genetic condition that affects people who carry a high-risk APOL1 gene variant. Most people with those variants are of African ancestry.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE US TRANSPLANT SYSTEM
Today, leaders from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) will meet with their congressional delegations and call for their support of an $8 million increase for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Organ Transplantation Program in FY 25 This funding, totaling $67 million, will be used to continue Congress' commitment to people seeking a transplant and will implement reforms to modernize the transplant system and make transplant care more accessible.
Thursday, April 18, 2024 - International Consensus Statement Published in Nature Reviews Nephrology Calls for Urgent Action to Address Chronic Kidney Disease on the Global Public Health Agenda
On April 3, 2024, Nature Reviews Nephrology published a landmark international consensus statement titled "Chronic Kidney Disease and the Global Public Health Agenda: An International Consensus." Authored by a coalition of leading experts, stakeholders, and nephrology societies, the publication highlights critical policy, advocacy, and implementation needs to alleviate the growing burden of kidney disease worldwide.
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY CELEBRATES TRANSFORMATIONAL TRANSPLANT FUNDING
Delivering on its commitment to increase Americans' access to kidney transplant by improving the transparency and efficiency of our nation's transplant network, Congress this week approved a much-needed $23 million federal funding increase in fiscal year (FY) 2024 for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the agency responsible for overseeing the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). This funding follows significant reforms passed by Congress in 2023 by means of the Securing the US Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Act, which are being implemented by HRSA through the OPTN Modernization Initiative.
Sunday, March 24, 2024 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY AND HOME DIALYSIS UNIVERSITY EXPAND COLLABORATION TO ENHANCE HOME THERAPIES EDUCATION FOR NEPHROLOGY FELLOWS
After a Successful Launch of the ASN HDU Home Dialysis Scholarship Program in 2023, ASN and HDU Will Continue the Program and Increase the Number of Scholarships Awarded to Fellows in 2024.
Monday, March 18, 2024 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY APPLAUDS THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCING THE KIDNEY PATIENT ACT (HR 5074)
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) commends congressional leaders on the House Ways and Means committee for advancing the Kidney PATIENT Act, bipartisan legislation to maintain patient access to oral-only medications by retaining coverage through Medicare Part D.
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY COMMENDS CONGRESS FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE HONOR OUR LIVING DONORS ACT (H.R. 6020)
At a hearing today focused on supporting patients with rare diseases, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee will consider Honor Our Living Donors Act (H.R. 6020), legislation to improve support for living organ donors.
Thursday, February 29, 2024