ASN Urges $1B FY27 Kidney Research, Living Donor Act
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Benesch's healthcare regulatory digest reports that the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) sent an advocacy delegation to meet with congressional members requesting $1 billion in FY27 funding for kidney health research and supporting the Expanding Support for Living Donors Act. This is an informational newsletter covering nephrology industry advocacy efforts.
“The American Society of Nephrology (ASN)'s advocacy delegation met with congressional delegations to request bipartisan support for critical kidney priorities, including providing an initial investment of $1 billion in FY27 to support the research opportunities outlined in Transforming Kidney Health Research Report and advancing the Expanding Support for Living Donors Act”
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This Benesch healthcare regulatory digest summarizes ASN's congressional advocacy for kidney health priorities including a $1 billion FY27 research funding request and support for the Expanding Support for Living Donors Act. The document is informational and does not create compliance obligations.
Healthcare stakeholders including dialysis providers, nephrologists, and organ transplant centers should monitor federal appropriations discussions and living donor support legislation as these advocacy priorities progress through Congress.
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April 21, 2026
Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - April 2026
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The American Society of Nephrology (ASN)’s advocacy delegation met with congressional delegations to request bipartisan support for critical kidney priorities, including providing an initial investment of $1 billion in FY27 to support the research opportunities outlined in Transforming Kidney Health Research Report and advancing the Expanding Support for Living Donors Act, which would make donation a cost-neutral act, to support living kidney donors and remove financial barriers to donation.
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