Patient stories provide a powerful perspective on the policies that shape healthcare access and innovation.

To help highlight what is at stake for kidney patients, our member, Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC), developed a video testimonial series featuring patient advocates sharing their personal experiences and discussing the importance of the Kidney Care Access Protection Act (S. 2730 / H.R. 6214) and the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (S. 1173 / H.R. 2199).

Their stories underscore the importance of preserving access to lifesaving dialysis care and advancing new kidney disease therapies. 

Quiana Bishop

For more than a decade, DPC Board President Quiana Bishop has relied on dialysis. In this video, she shares her kidney care journey and discusses why the Kidney Care Access Protection Act is important to sustaining dialysis clinics, supporting the kidney care workforce, and protecting patient access to treatment. 

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Cassie Bertwell

Living with kidney failure comes with significant physical, emotional, and financial challenges. In this video, DPC Patient Advocate Cassie Bertwell shares her perspective on the kidney disease journey and explains why the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act is important to helping patients maintain access to stable, affordable insurance coverage and focus on their health instead of navigating additional uncertainty.

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Alethea Walls

After three decades on dialysis, DPC Board Member Alethea Walls understands firsthand why progress in kidney care cannot stand still. In this video, she shares her perspective on the importance of advancing new treatments and technologies and why the Kidney Care Access Protection Act can help foster continued innovation for kidney patients. 

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Discover more patient stories and learn how DPC is working to protect access to dialysis care and advance innovation for people living with kidney disease here.