[3] The American Kidney Fund is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland (with a Rockville mailing address).
AKF also provides disaster relief to assist dialysis patients affected by natural disasters, and provides summer enrichment grants to help children living with kidney failure to attend specialized summer programs.
According to Tracey Dickey, a social worker, the Kidney Fund sent her guidelines which said that "If your company cannot make fair and equitable contributions, we respectfully request that your organization not refer patients."
[13] The providers used the AKF's subsidies to help patients buy the more-expensive private insurance, according to the CMS.
[14] According to the Wall Street Journal, "The rule took aim at a setup that has come under fire from health insurers, particularly those offering plans on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.