Financial Assistance for Kidney Patients - American Kidney Fund - National Office
The health insurance premium program pays Part B Medicare, Medigap, commercial health insurance, and COBRA premiums for dialysis patients who have insufficient income and savings; this is a "last resort" source of financial assistance The American Kidney Fund Safety Net Grants cover: - Disaster relief grants - Transportation expenses for travel to dialysis - Prescription medications - Other necessities that patients may have related to their treatment - Kidney donor expenses - The cost of dialysis while traveling (emergency dialysis) Also offer nutritional products and durable medical supplies at discount prices through contracts with certain mail-order pharmacies
Categories
Last assured
07/11/2024
Physical Address
11921 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
Hours
- Normal hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday; 9 am - 3 pm Friday - Summer hours: 8 am - 2 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
Fax
(301)881-0898
Website
Application process
Call; visit website for information
Fee
No fees
Required documents
Vary by service
Eligibility
Open to all kidney patients and donors meeting financial eligibility criteria
Languages
Spanish
Service area
MN
Agency info
American Kidney Fund - National Office
Nonprofit voluntary health organization providing direct financial aid to dialysis patients, transplant recipients, and donors to help cover the cost of treatment-specific expenses