CMS payment rate increases 2.2% for dialysis facilities
CMS issued its final rule for the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System base rate for dialysis facilities to $281.71 beginning Jan. 1, 2026, according to an agency press release. The final rate increased $7.89 from the calendar year 2025 base rate of $273.82. The rate will apply to all ESRD facilities, with hospital-based facilities…
Kidney News in Brief: New Kidney Care Partners Chair Shares 2026 Priorities
LaVarne A. Burton, president and chief executive officer of the American Kidney Fund, has begun her 2-year term as chair of Kidney Care Partners (KCP), a coalition of patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers, and manufacturers. Click here to read the full article.
Politico Influence: Jobs Report
— Kidney Care Partners has named American Kidney Fund president and CEO LaVarne Burton as its new chair. Click here to read the full article.
LaVarne A. Burton – New Chair of Nation’s Largest Kidney Care Coalition – Outlines 2026 Kidney Community Priorities
Burton to Focus on Supporting Patient Choice, Expanding Access to Innovative Treatments to Improve Patient-Centric Kidney Care WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s leading kidney care multi-stakeholder coalition representing patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers and manufacturers—is pleased to announce LaVarne A. Burton as its new chair. As…