The American Kidney Fund (AKF) provides treatment-related financial assistance to qualified kidney patients. Available funds and eligibility requirements are constantly changing. At the time of writing, three types of grants to kidney patients were being offered.
- A Health Insurance Premium Program (HIPP) that pays for Medicare Part B, Medigap and COBRA premiums for dialysis patients who cannot afford the fees.
- The Medicare Part D Program, which provides dialysis patients help with the costs of their prescribed medications in the form of a pharmacy benefit card for up to $2,000 per year
- Safety Net Grants that provide dialysis patients or kidney transplant recipients financial help for care expenses not covered by health insurance and/or governmental programs.
To learn more about their programs, visit the Kidney Fund Website or call them at 800-638-8299. Download an application for a Kidney Fund Grant
