HHS Announces Kidney Care Awareness Campaign, Some Want More

By Michelle M. Stein / November 6, 2019 at 12:51 PM
HHS has teamed up with the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology on a public awareness initiative about kidney disease that President Donald Trump called for in an executive order. Both stakeholder groups praised the initiative, but some have criticized the administration for not also reforming kidney treatment payment and coverage policies. Trump’s kidney-care executive order told HHS to launch an awareness initiative to “aid the Secretary’s efforts to educate patients and support programs that promote kidney...


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