Hemodialysis (cont.)
Resources: Organizations That Can Help
American Association of Kidney Patients
3505 East Frontage Road Suite 315
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 1-800-749-2257
Email: info@aakp.org
Internet: www.aakp.org
American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Boulevard Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 1-800-638-8299 or 301-881-3052
Email: helpline@kidneyfund.org
Internet: www.kidneyfund.org
Life Options Rehabilitation Program c/o Medical Education Institute, Inc.
414 D'Onofrio Drive Suite 200
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: 1-800-468-7777 or 608-232-2333
Email: lifeoptions@MEIresearch.org
Internet: www.lifeoptions.org www.kidneyschool.org
National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 1-800-622-9010 or 212-889-2210
Internet: www.kidney.org
Additional Reading If you would like to learn more about kidney failure and
its treatment, you may be interested in reading
AAKP Patient Plan
A series of booklets and newsletters that cover the different phases of learning
about kidney failure, choosing a treatment, and adjusting to changes.
American Association of Kidney Patients
3505 East Frontage Road Suite 315
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 1-800-749-2257
Email: info@aakp.org
Internet: www.aakp.org
Getting the Most From Your Treatment series
A series of brochures based on the National Kidney Foundation's Dialysis
Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-DOQI). Titles include What You Need to Know
About Peritoneal Dialysis, What You Need to Know Before Starting Dialysis, and
What You Need to Know About Anemia. Additional patient education brochures
include information on diet, work, and exercise.
National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 1-800-622-9010 or 212-889-2210
Internet: www.kidney.org
Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services
Publication Number CMS-10128
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Phone: 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
TDD: 1-877-486-2048
Internet: www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10128.pdf (717 KB)
You Can Live: Your Guide for Living with Kidney Failure
Publication Number CMS-02119
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Phone: 1-800-MEDICARE (633-4227)
TDD: 1-877-486-2048
Internet: www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02119.pdf (871 KB)
Newsletters and Magazines
Family Focus Newsletter (published quarterly)
National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 1-800-622-9010 or 212-889-2210
Internet: www.kidney.org
For Patients Only (published six times a year)
ATTN: Subscription Department
18 East 41st Street 20th Floor
New York, NY 10017-6222
Renalife (published quarterly)
American Association of Kidney Patients
3505 East Frontage Road Suite 315
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 1-800-749-2257
Email: info@aakp.org
Internet: www.aakp.org
SOURCE: National Kidney and Urologic diseases Information Clearinghouse,
National Institutes of Health
Last Editorial Review: 12/27/2007
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