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American Kidney Fund

Contact Information

Anna Monsef
6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852

1-800-638-8299 (Voice - Toll-free)
301-881-3052 (Voice)
301-881-0898 (FAX)
1-866-300-2900 (Voice - Toll-free Spanish)

Internet Resources

Abstract

The American Kidney Fund was founded in 1971 to save the life of one person who needed help paying for dialysis. Forty years later, AKF has become the leading source of direct, treatment-related financial assistance to people in the United States who are living with chronic kidney disease. In 2010, AKF provided treatment-related financial assistance to more than 101,000 dialysis patients nationwide. The work of the American Kidney Fund goes beyond financial assistance. It is also AFK’s mission to provide health education to people with, and at risk for, kidney disease.

Publications

The American Kidney Fund publishes a broad selection of pamphlets on kidney disease with topics ranging from diet to transplantation in English and Spanish. Serial Publications: American Kidney Fund Advocacy Newsletter; Reaching Out, the American Kidney Fund's e-newsletter.

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Audit

Date Entered: 4/1/1998
Date Edited: 2/14/2013
Date Revised: 11/7/2007 12:39:03 PM
Health Referral Number: HR0161
Accession Number: DP91A0813
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