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The National Medical Association (NMA) advocates for health policy issues related to its strategic health initiatives. NMA Health policy issues are determined by the NMA Board of Trustees Health Policy Committee.
CKD Health Policy Issues
The NMA assembled the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Consensus Pane in Dana Point, California, June 15-17, 2008. The NMA staff identified key experts in the field of CKD, or related areas, from academic centers, private practices, associations, research centers, and public health. Together, these professionals examined the growing epidemic of this disease among people of color within the United States.
The NMA’s CKD Consensus Panel developed four core topical recommendations; one of these was “Legislation and Policy Related to CKD and ESRD.” Summaries of legislation discussed at the Consensus Panel Meeting and other CKD-related legislation is as follows.
- The Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 (H.R. 1193)
- The Kidney Disease Educational Benefits Act of 2007 (S. 432),
- The Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act (H.R. 710)
- The Kidney Disease Educational Benefits Act of 2007 (S. 432),
- Access to Affordable Health Care Act (S. 158)
Calls to Action
NMA encourages all NMA members to support all health policy issues that address kidney disease, diabetes, and other strategic initiative of the Association.
Contact Your Legislator
To contact your local legislatures, go the Health Policy section of the NMA website.
To find out more about the NMA Health Policy activities, go to http://www.nmanet.org or contact the NMA Health Policy Department at .
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