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. Congress has appropriated $10 million for the program since fiscal 2020, with another $5 million proposed in House and Senate appropriations bills for fiscal 2022, the lawmakers note. More program funding means KidneyX could bring artificial kidneys closer...