MOKP

The Missouri Kidney Program (MoKP) is a state funded organization that provides financial assistance for eligible Missourians who have end-stage renal disease or have received a kidney transplant. The program supports education and research, partners with dialysis centers and transplant centers statewide and has expertise in health insurance for kidney disease, including Medicare and Medicaid. The Missouri Kidney Program is administered by the University of Missouri, School of Medicine, located in Columbia, Missouri... In 1968, the Missouri General Assembly appropriated $100,000 to the University of Missouri Board of Curators for a state kidney program to assist Missourians with end-stage renal disease to access life-saving dialysis treatment... The Missouri Regional Medical Program, a federally funded program, administered by the University of Missouri, was selected by the Legislature to develop a state renal disease program. The following year, 17 Missourians received state and..

Primary location: Columbia United States