Public Policy

As part of our efforts to save and sustain the lives of people with chronic kidney disease, we work with local, state and federal legislators to support kidney-friendly legislation.  

Congressman Jim McDermott visits the Seattle Kidney Center (Photo at right.)

We comment to Medicare about proposed bundle rule changes (Aug. 30, 2011)

How will Medicare's new payment system affect dialysis patients?

Joyce Jackson's presentation to the National Renal Administrators Association, Sept. 29, 2010

Northwest Kidney Centers comments on the exchange-related provisions in Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Oct. 4, 2010)

Northwest Kidney Centers comments on the Quality Improvement Program proposal from Medicare (Sept. 24, 2010)

Northwest Kidney Centers speaks up about home dialysis payment proposal from Medicare (Aug. 20, 2010)

Medicare's final bundling rule

Northwest Kidney Centers keeps people in the Seattle area alive with dialysis care, educates the public about kidney health, and collaborates with UW Medicine in the Kidney Research Institute. We are one of very few community-based, nonprofit dialysis providers in the country. Founded in 1962, ours was the first out-of-hospital dialysis program in the world and it is still a model in the field.