Become An Advocate for Excellence in Nephrology Practice

It is critical for nephrology practitioners and administrators to let elected officials and policy makers know how you feel about important issues. It is your responsibility to speak out on matters that affect you directly or no one else will. RPA has developed pathways to allow you to do this. 

Recognizing that nephrologists and their practice teams have limited time, an easy way to get involved in federal advocacy is by joining the RPA Political Action Committee (PAC) and RPA Policy Advocacy Leadership (RPA PAL) program.

2024 RPA Advocacy Weekend - September 27-28, 2024

Register now for RPA Advocacy Weekend on September 27-28, 2024 in Washington, DC!
RPA Capitol Hill Day will be held September 27 and the Annual Policy Advocacy Leadership (PAL) Forum will be held September 28.

 

 

Take Action Nationally!

RPA’s Legislative Action Center (LAC) facilitates the important communication between RPA members and members of Congress as well as representatives in their state legislatures. The LAC allows RPA members to track the progress of and search for all current legislation being considered by Congress.

 

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RPA Capitol Hill Day (2022 Highlights)

 

RPA convened its annual Capitol Hill Visits program for 2022 on May 13, once again collaborating with the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP). Over 65 advocates, including 26 AAKP patient ambassadors, met with over 115 House and Senate offices, lobbying on a diverse range of issues such as living organ donation, telehealth, omnibus kidney disease legislation, kidney research funding, payment cuts for dialysis vascular access, and staff assisted home dialysis. For the third year the event utilized a virtual format, which while sacrificing the benefit of face-to-face interactions with the Hill staff does provide advantages in terms of accessibility, flexibility, and convenience.

 

 

The Maryland delegation made up of Drs. Fuld and Perlmutter, AAKP representative Sharron Rouse, and RPA staff members Sydney Bullock and Rob Blaser prepare for a meeting with Senator Ben Cardin's staff.

 

RPA Secretary-Treasurer Gary Singer meets with staff from Rep. Cori Bush's (D-MO) to discuss social determinants of health and other issues affecting kidney disease care.