More than 70,000 americans urge congress to act now for quality kidney care

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A Petition to Congress: More than 26 million Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD). If untreated, it can lead to kidney failure, known as End-Stage Renal Disease. With the number of Individuals with kidney failure expected to double in the next ten years, it is important that Congress pass Medicare program improvements this year. The impact of kidney disease in our country is growing, so now is the time to enact quality-oriented changes and promote greater awareness about this disease. I urge Congress to act this year to pass Medicare program improvements that will help kidney patients and slow the growth of kidney disease by establishing: n Programs to educate the public and at-risk communities about the dangers and warning signs of kidney disease n Pre-dialysis education for individuals with kidney disease to help slow progression of CKD and its complications and prepare for treatment after kidney failure n Enhanced training for dialysis caregivers n Program reforms to maintain patient access to high quality care by providing annual inflation adjustments for dialysis like those for all other Medicare providers I urge Congress to support Americans with chronic kidney disease and kidney failure as well as health care providers through comprehensive kidney care reform. 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Patients and Caregivers Join in a Nationwide Petition in Support of Quality Kidney Care Reform More than 26 million Americans suffer from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), a serious condition that can lead to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or kidney failure. Diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure are all leading causes. Without dialysis or a transplant, kidney patients will not survive. Further, kidney disease strikes America’s minority communities particularly hard.

This summer, over 70,000 Americans signed a petition in support of important reforms to the Medicare kidney care benefit — reforms included in legislation now pending before the Senate. And the numbers continue to grow.

This legislation creates vital education and prevention programs designed to help slow the progression of kidney disease and kidney failure. The Senate legislation also modernizes Medicare’s kidney care benefit with provisions such as a much-needed update. 70,000+ PETITIONS WITH ONE MESSAGE: PLEASE PASS MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR KIDNEY CARE!

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