Supporting Patient-Centered Care and Promoting Innovations Across the Kidney Care Continuum
About Us
WHO WE ARE
Kidney Care Partners (KCP) was founded in May of 2003 as a coalition of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers, researchers, and manufacturers dedicated to working together to improve quality of care for individuals living with kidney diseases.
More than 97K Americans are currently waiting for a kidney transplant.
More than 500K Americans are currently on dialysis.
More than 700K Americans are living with kidney failure (ESRD).
More than 130K Americans are diagnosed with kidney failure each year.
Approximately 37M Americans are living with chronic kidney disease.
NEWS
Quality measures that matter can help kidney community reimagine home dialysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we approach health care in the United States in myriad ways, especially for vulnerable populations. In highlighting the trust that patients place in their dialysis facilities to provide safe and effective care under these challenging circumstances, the pandemic provides a new context and a new opportunity to reevaluate longstanding…
Members of Congress call on Biden to prioritize kidney innovation in budget
Nearly 20 members of Congress signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to allocate $25 million for KidneyX in the executive budget for the 2023 fiscal year. “For KidneyX to meet its full potential and continue to foster the development of technologies, such as a wearable or implantable artificial kidney and xenotransplantation, the federal government must increase…
House Lawmakers Call On Biden To Direct $25 Million To KidneyX
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN) is asking the Biden administration to direct $25 million to the public-private KidneyX initiative in the president’s next budget proposal. Kidney Care Partners praises the funding push. “This critical funding for KidneyX is an important step toward addressing existing barriers…