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Illinois Kidney Care Alliance Celebrates Expanding Health Care Access
Highlighting the importance of kidney care amid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Kidney Care Alliance (IKCA) applauded Governor Pritzker’s signing Senate Bill 2294 into law yesterday.Read More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Babajide Salako, MD, CEO, Dialysis Care Center
Babajide Salako, MD is CEO of the Dialysis Care Center.Read More
Illinois Kidney Care Alliance Applauds Governor’s Signature Expanding Health Care Access
Senate Bill 2294 makes vital changes for families in need of kidney transplant medications CHICAGO – Highlighting the importance of kidney care amid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Kidney Care Alliance (IKCA) applauded Governor Pritzker’s signing Senate Bill 2294 into law yesterday. The legislation expands health care access to families across Illinois, including…Read More
Nations’ Kidney Community Announces Major Initiative to Develop Quality Metrics to Assess Dialysis Provider Performance
Kidney Care Partners, Kidney Care Quality Alliance to Evaluate Measures to Improve Quality, OutcomesRead More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Isaac Palmer, MATCCH Foundation
Isaac Palmer is the President of the MATCCH Foundation.Read More
Illinois could incentivize employers to give living organ donors 30 days paid time off
A woman who endured years of kidney disease on dialysis is now calling on lawmakers to enhance benefits for living organ donors.Read More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Ansel T. Johnson, O.D., Healthy Living With A Vision Foundation
Ansel T. Johnson, O.D., CEO and Founder of Healthy Living With A Vision FoundationRead More
Column: Chicago couple undergoes state’s first kidney transplant between HIV-positive patients. ‘They are really pioneers.’
Al Morales learned he needed a new kidney in late 2017. He had a seizure around Halloween that year that left him blind in one eye, and a series of tests revealed chronic kidney disease.Read More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Tom Hughes, Illinois Public Health Association
Tom Hughes is the Executive Director of the Illinois Public Health AssociationRead More
IKCA Member Spotlight: Ross Betts, American Renal Associates
Ross Betts is the Director of Government Affairs at American Renal Associates.Read More