American Kidney Fund launches Patient Access Initiative
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The American Kidney Fund announced the launch of its Patient Access Initiative in a press release. The initiative aims to provide insight and solutions to health care access issues among patients with kidney disease and their caregivers.
"We know that a significant number of kidney disease patients have challenges accessing the proper care necessary to appropriately treat their chronic kidney disease, including kidney failure," LaVarne A. Burton, president and CEO of AKF, said in the release. "We need to closely examine these obstacles, which can lead to life-threatening gaps in care, and develop actionable solutions so that we can slow the progression of kidney disease.”
Further, AKF plans to organize an in-person Patient Access Summit in 2023 to identify challenges to achieving patient access, collect insight on the obstacles encountered with public and private insurance coverage, understand current patient and caregiver resources, and more.
“Our new Patient Access Initiative represents a critical step toward addressing the crisis in kidney disease in America,” Burton concluded.
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