SAN DIEGO, CA, April 02, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Signals Group, a media and research firm operating at the intersection of kidney health, innovation, and policy, today announced its membership in the Coalition for Kidney Health (C4KH), a multistakeholder initiative convened by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to advance early detection and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
“In the United States, 37 million people are living with chronic kidney disease, yet most remain undiagnosed,” said Miriam Godwin, Vice President of Health Policy at the National Kidney Foundation. “Addressing this gap requires better alignment across clinicians, patients, policymakers, and innovators. The Coalition for Kidney Health is bringing those voices together to drive earlier detection and more coordinated care, and partners like Signals Group play an important role in translating complex science and policy into insights that can improve care at scale.”
A Mission Aligned with Urgent Need
CKD is deeply intertwined with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, together forming what the medical community calls cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. These risk factors affect nearly 90% of U.S. adults. Medicare alone spends over $50 billion annually managing kidney failure, much of which could be avoided through earlier intervention.
The C4KH is working to shift the paradigm from reactive treatment of kidney failure to proactive prevention, screening, and coordinated care across the continuum. Recent actions include a white paper calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to embed early CKD detection into its value-based care portfolio, and a letter to CMMI urging the inclusion of guideline-concordant kidney disease screening in the upcoming ACCESS Model.
Signals’ work, spanning original research, editorial coverage, and engagement with innovators across kidney and cardiometabolic health, is uniquely positioned to amplify these goals and accelerate the stakeholder alignment the coalition seeks. Last fall, Signals convened members of the Coalition to share their white paper and policy priorities, sparking a multidisciplinary conversation about bringing these strategies from the policy page into daily care.
“We built Signals Group around a simple conviction: that kidney disease does not get the attention it deserves, and that closing that gap requires better communication across every part of the ecosystem,” said Tim Fitzpatrick, founder of Signals Group. “The Coalition is shaping what the next decade of CKM care looks like. We're proud to be part of that work.”
Contributing Across the Coalition's 2026 Agenda
The Coalition for Kidney Health enters 2026 with an ambitious agenda: securing a USPSTF screening recommendation for CKD, expanding the Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients With Diabetes (KED) measure to include patients with hypertension, advancing a next-generation kidney care model within CMMI's specialty care strategy, and pressing for policy changes that expand access to Medical Nutrition Therapy and Kidney Disease Education.
Signals intends to contribute to these efforts through its editorial and research platforms, its engaged audience of clinicians, advocates, innovators, and policymakers, and its deep knowledge of the emerging landscape of kidney and cardiometabolic therapeutics, diagnostics, and care delivery. The coalition’s strength lies in the breadth of its membership, clinicians, patient advocates, health plans, and industry partners, all aligned around the shared conviction that preventing kidney failure before it starts is both the right clinical strategy and the most powerful path to controlling costs. Signals is proud to add its voice to that effort.
About Signals Group
Signals Group is a media, research, and advisory platform advancing the kidney health ecosystem. Through its flagship publication, Signals reaches more than 15,000 professionals across 60+ countries, including clinicians, policymakers, researchers, advocates, and industry leaders shaping the future of care. Learn more at signalsfs.com.
About Coalition for Kidney Health
The Coalition for Kidney Health (C4KH) is a multistakeholder group convened by the National Kidney Foundation with a shared interest in early detection and management of chronic kidney disease. The coalition advances legislation and regulatory policies that improve awareness and screening of at-risk patients, and drive high-quality, coordinated care focused on delaying CKD progression, managing comorbidities, and empowering patients. C4KH members include clinicians, patient advocates, health plans, life sciences companies, and other partners committed to transforming the care landscape for the 37 million Americans living with CKD.
About National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive, and longstanding organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the United States. For more information, visit kidney.org.
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