Kidney Patient-Advocates Join American Kidney Fund on Capitol Hill March 8 for Congressional Briefing, Legislative Meetings
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The advocates will join the
In recent years, health insurance companies have increasingly refused to accept premium payments from AKF and other nonprofits on behalf of their low-income policyholders. A federal judge recently blocked a harmful interim regulation that would have required dialysis patients wishing to enroll in an exchange plan to first obtain written confirmation from the insurance company that the insurance company would allow the patient to use charitable assistance to pay premiums.
"March is Kidney Month, and we're using this platform to spotlight the very real threat to low-income patients' ability to access insurance coverage if insurers won't accept patients who receive charitable assistance," Burton said. "Our patient-advocates are calling on
After the briefing, the advocates will meet with their elected officials and their staff. As
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