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Kidney Care Partners is a non-profit coalition of more than 30 organizations, comprising patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers.
KCP Expresses Deep Disappointment with Supreme Court Ruling in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Benefit Health Plan v. DaVita
The Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Benefit Health Plan v. DaVita is a blow to promoting affordable patient choice and instead unfairly shifts costs to the American taxpayer. The insurer practice at issue – shifting patients prematurely to Medicare – will exacerbate inequalities in access and quality care for an already vulnerable population.
More than 97K Americans are currently waiting for a kidney transplant.
More than 500K Americans are currently on dialysis.
More than 700K Americans are living with kidney failure (ESRD).
More than 130K Americans are diagnosed with kidney failure each year.
Approximately 37M Americans are living with chronic kidney disease.
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Nation’s Kidney Community Reacts to CMS Proposed Rules on Prospective Payment System and ESRD Quality Incentive Program
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition comprised of more than 30 organizations dedicated to protecting patients and ensuring equitable access to quality care – today issued the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule on End-Stage Renal Disease…
Nation’s Kidney Community Deeply Disappointed with Supreme Court Ruling in Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Benefit Health Plan v. DaVita
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan coalition of more than 30 organizations, comprising patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers – today expressed deep disappointment in the Supreme Court ruling on Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Benefit Health Plan v. DaVita, citing concern about discrimination…
Wenstrup sponsors bipartisan, bicameral Kidney Health Connect Act
U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on May 24 sponsored a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would permit dialysis clinics to serve as originating sites for telehealth services and to ensure patients do not pay any additional fees associated with using the clinics. Click here to see the full article on The Ripon Advance website.
Latest from the KCP Blog
KCP Members Head to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Improvements in Kidney Care
An estimated 37 million US adults – 1 in 7 – have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and 90 percent of them have no idea. Furthermore, having diabetes and/or heart disease are major contributing factors leading to CKD. With tens of millions more adults at risk for developing CKD and a…
Prioritizing Mental Health for Individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease
Many studies have shown us that living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage renal disease (ESRD) can have adverse impacts on individuals’ mental health. Patients are already juggling numerous responsibilities on top of dialysis treatments: jobs, personal lives, medications, maintaining a proper diet, and more. Depression, anxiety, and…
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Most individuals who live with ESRD depend on life-sustaining dialysis treatments to survive because transplantation options are extremely limited. Learn more:
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KIDNEY DISEASE Each year, more than 130,000 Americans are diagnosed with kidney failure KIDNEY DISEASES & KIDNEY FAI...
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We are pleased that @CMSGov recognized the ongoing negative impact and confounding nature of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ESRD Quality Incentive Program in the ESRD PPS Proposed Rule.
Nation’s Kidney Community Reacts to CMS Proposed Rules on Prospective Payment System and ESRD Quality Incentive Program - Kidney Care Partners
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition ...
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One-third of the U.S. population is at increased risk of chronic kidney disease, yet the vast majority of people with kidney disease are not being adequately identified and diagnosed.
Screening to predict development of kidney disease underutilized, doctors say
Finding better ways to determine whether a person is at risk of chronic kidney disease could help introduce lifest...
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Anemia is a common complication of kidney disease, especially for people on dialysis. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to manage your anemia that may help you feel better.
Anemia chat: Understanding anemia of CKD
Healthy kidneys filter waste and extra fluid from your body, but that is not their only job. When you have kid...
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This ruling is a blow to promoting affordable patient choice and instead unfairly shifts costs to the American taxpayer.
This decision leaves patients with ESRD vulnerable to discriminatory and inequitable insurer practices.
DaVita loses employer health plan case at Supreme Court
Low reimbursement rates for dialysis providers don't violate federal law because the same coverage applied to all enrollees, the high court ruled.
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By requesting comments on options to ensure that the ESRD payment system protects access to innovative drugs and biologicals, CMS has taken an important step forward.
Read more in our statement about the Proposed ESRD PPS Rule:
Nation’s Kidney Community Reacts to CMS Proposed Rules on Prospective Payment System and ESRD Quality Incentive Program - Kidney Care Partners
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition ...
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