PR Tags: Donor Shield

The National Kidney Registry is thrilled to announce its latest kidney donor athlete sponsorship: Steve Wilson, a living kidney donor who will be competing in the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, October 6-8, 2022. Steve donated a kidney through the National Kidney Registry’s Family Voucher Program in February 2020 after seeing a Facebook post …

Today, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the expansion of its Donor Shield program, increasing the lost wage cap from $1,500 to $2,000 per week and raising the maximum allowable travel and lodging reimbursement from $3,000 to $5,000 per donor. The reimbursement covers travel and lodging expenses related to kidney donation for the donor and …

The National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced today the expansion of its Donor Shield program, increasing the maximum allowable travel and lodging reimbursement from $2,000 to $3,000 per donor. The reimbursement covers travel and lodging expenses related to kidney donation for the donor and a caregiver. Any donor who donates on or after July 6, 2021, …

The National Kidney Registry announced the completion of its 5,000th paired exchange transplant, which took place yesterday at UCLA Medical Center. The UCLA recipient was a standard voucher holder whose donor facilitated an earlier chain of three transplants. The kidney came from a family voucher donor at Mayo Clinic Rochester. Dr. Jeff Veale, Professor and …

The National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the expansion of Donor Shield by increasing the maximum allowable lost wage reimbursement of four weeks to a maximum of six weeks. This change is effective immediately, so any donor who donates on or after May 26, 2021, is eligible for the extended reimbursements. “Some donors require more than …

A lawsuit has been filed in the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, with the support of the National Kidney Registry, on behalf of Good Samaritan kidney donor Mr. Kipp Wingo, a veterinarian from Phoenix, Arizona, against the State Farm Life Insurance Company. Mr. Wingo was improperly denied life insurance based solely on his …

Today the National Kidney Registry announced the launch of the Donor Shield website at www.donorshield.com. The website provides potential kidney donors, transplant centers, and patients with the most up to date and accurate information on Donor Shield support and protections. Donor Shield is the most comprehensive program providing support and protection for living kidney donors …

Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the addition of an important new 7th Donor Shield protection. Donors can now be reimbursed for lost wages and travel/lodging costs for any donation-related complications as part of the Donor Shield program. The other six Donor Shield protections include lost wage reimbursement for donation, travel & lodging reimbursement …

Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) announced the elimination of all income restrictions on their Donor Shield lost wage reimbursement program. Inspired by President Trump’s recent executive order, the NKR has eliminated the $62,000 maximum income restriction for lost wage reimbursements and will now reimburse all qualified donors up to $1,500/ week in lost wages, …

Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) and University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) announced that all living kidney donors who donate at UCSF will be provided Donor Shield protections through the NKR. These living donor protections include reimbursement for lost wages, travel and lodging, in addition to donation life insurance, donation disability insurance, …