Use this site to apply for Medicare, find supplemental insurance plans, hospitals, drug plans, doctors, nursing homes, dialysis facilities, and more.
Review Date: Friday, August 28, 2015
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Call AKF HelpLine at 1-866-300-2900 or submit a question online for information about kidney disease, including prevention, treatment, financial assistance, organ donation, and support programs.
Review Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
American Kidney Fund
Common questions about kidney health, renal dialysis, transplantation, organ and tissue donation, and paying for treatment are answered here.
Review Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
American Kidney Fund
This site provides important information and resources for patients and family members who want to learn more about chronic kidney disease and dialysis. Use it to compare dialysis treatment centers.
Review Date: Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Download free brochures on exercise for dialysis patients, tips for traveling, employment and vocational rehabilitation, and more.
Review Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Life Options Rehabilitation Program
The American Kidney Fund helps more than 87,000 kidney patients in the United States with health insurance premiums and other treatment-related expenses that insurance does not cover.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 01, 2015
American Kidney Fund
The purpose of this tool is to provide contact information for suppliers that offer services or products under the Medicare program. Enter your zip code to begin searching for suppliers of hospital beds, portable oxygen, wheelchairs, canes, blood glucose monitors, and more.
Review Date: Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
This chart illustrates the normal ranges for BUN, potassium, phosphorus, calcium and other blood values that are important for kidney patients to monitor their health status.
Review Date: Wednesday, December 02, 2015
NIH National Kidney Disease Education Program