American Nephrology Council's (ANC) focus is to ensure appropriate economic security for physicians and other kidney care specialists in order to preserve and advance quality patient care.  To achieve this mission, ANC serves as a grassroots utility, complementing and supporting the advocacy efforts of leadership nephrology organizations.

Why Join ANC?
Every day, kidney patients and their physicians face access and coverage challenges.  To best address these issues, nephrologists need to be more involved and organized than ever before, particularly at the grassroots level.  That’s where ANC comes in:  by complementing and supporting the efforts of America’s leadership nephrology organizations, ANC is strengthening advocacy efforts for kidney care. 

ANC is dedicated to ensuring that the voice of nephrology is heard loud and clear.  Thanks to the participation of nephrologists across the United States, ANC is bringing a strong unified voice from the grassroots to Washington, D.C. and state capitols. 

Join us in this landmark grassroots effort!  Together, we can ensure that the needs of patients and physicians are met, today and into the future. Click here to learn more about ANC.

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Georgia Passes Senate Bill 316
2/18/2010 - The Georgia Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 316 extending Medigap coverage to dialysis patients under 65. The final vote was 50-0. Thank you for your support!

ANC Comments to CMS on PPS
On behalf of our members, ANC submitted official comments to CMS on the draft ESRD Prospective Payment System.
ANC Comments

ANC Opposes CMS Proposal
ANC opposes the CMS proposal to eliminate consultation codes from the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
ANC Letter to HHS

Advocate Now for Your Practice and Your Patients
Email your Members of Congress and ensure they have heard the nephrologists’ perspective.  Your actions can help ensure that when a health care reform bill passes Congress that it includes provisions beneficial to nephrology.
Email Congress

ANC Health Care Refrom Letter to Senate Finance Committee
The American Nephrology Council commends the efforts of Congress to achieve lasting health care reform which will benefit all Americans. 
Health Care Reform

ESRD Legislation is Law
In July, both the House and Senate overrode the President’s Veto of HR 6331 the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA).  With this vote, Congress ensured that kidney patients would receive additional, needed education about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and that there would be an updated payment system for dialysis treatments.
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Introducing American Nephrology Council
DNA has a new name, but our goals are still the same.
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2008 Year in Review
ANC is pleased to complete its second year as a non-profit.
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