NRAA Responds to ESRD PPS Final Rule
TROY, NY—The National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA) responded to the release of the “Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies” final rule. “NRAA is concerned about the release of this final rule and its plan to cut our reimbursements so significantly. The twelve…
Kidney Community Says Medicare Rule Goes Too Far, Cuts Too Deep
Published by Renal Business Today December 3, 2013 The nation’s kidney care leaders expressed disappointment that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to cut Medicare payments for dialysis by 12 percent—or nearly $30 per treatment—over three to four years will have a negative impact on vulnerable dialysis patients by threatening access to,…