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Monday, October 3rd

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05.03.2024

The Kidney Care Quality Roadmap: Key Insights from the 2024 CMS Quality Conference

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently held its annual 2024 CMS Quality Conference in Baltimore, Maryland and KCP was represented at the conference by Reid Kiser, Founding ...
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07.24.2023

Medicare ESRD PPS Proposed Rule: What You Need to Know

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the proposed End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) rule for renal dialysis services for Calendar Year 2024. This ...
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05.08.2023

Taking Positive Steps to Improve Home Dialysis, Transplant, and Patient Safety

Over the last few years, home dialysis, transplant access, and patient safety have emerged as major objectives of the Biden Administration. Yet, current quality performance measures used by federal regulators ...
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10.12.2022

Dozens of Healthcare Organizations Unite in Support of Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Prevent Discrimination & Ensure Insurance Access

In the decades since the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Benefit was established, the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have experienced kidney failure had the comfort of knowing that ...
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08.08.2022

Legal Protections for Living Organ Donors Are Increasing. But More Needs to Be Done.

There is newfound momentum for laws that protect living organ donors, with eight states enacting new legislation in the past several months. Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio and ...
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06.13.2022

KCP Members Head to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Improvements in Kidney Care

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06.01.2022

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 ...
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05.26.2022

New Article Highlights Kidney Community’s Response to COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic may be far from over, but the way our community responded to the pandemic undoubtedly saved many lives. In a recent article for Fierce Healthcare, Drs. Brigitte Schiller ...
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05.23.2022

Mental Health Awareness Month: Kidney Disease and Mental Health

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05.18.2022

The Importance of Patient Choice in Home Dialysis

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Wednesday- October 5th
  • 11:00am- KCP Payment Work Group Call
  • 1:15pm- KCP ELC
  • 3:30pm- KCP Virtual Membership
Wednesday- October 5th
  • 11:00am- KCP Payment Work Group Call
  • 1:15pm- KCP ELC
  • 3:30pm- KCP Virtual Membership
Wednesday- October 5th
  • 11:00am- KCP Payment Work Group Call
  • 1:15pm- KCP ELC
  • 3:30pm- KCP Virtual Membership

Weekly Updates

1. KCP OFF-CYCLE MEMBERSHIP CALL TODAY AT 5:00 PM (ET) (CONFIDENTIAL)

Christine Walizer, 703.856.0452

KCP will convene an off-cycle membership call today, August 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (ET) via Zoom.
The call information can be found below and in the calendar invitation.

 

 

Meeting ID:  927 4158 5671
Passcode:  kcp123

The agenda was forwarded to members on Friday, along with three letters the Payment, Quality, and ETC Work Groups were forwarded to members Friday with a unanimous recommendation to the membership for approval. These are the second set of letters KCP plans to file in response to the Proposed Rule. The first set of letters were approved by the membership and filed August 4.

Many thanks to the work groups for your engagement and feedback, and especially to Kathy Lester, for her leadership in producing these important letters and ensuring a truly collaborative effort. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kathy with any questions you may have on the draft letters.

2. REGULATORY UPDATE (CONFIDENTIAL)

Christine Walizer, 703.856.0452

KCP will convene an off-cycle membership call today, August 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (ET) via Zoom.
The call information can be found below and in the calendar invitation.

Meeting ID:  927 4158 5671
Passcode:  kcp123

The agenda was forwarded to members on Friday, along with three letters the Payment, Quality, and ETC Work Groups were forwarded to members Friday with a unanimous recommendation to the membership for approval. These are the second set of letters KCP plans to file in response to the Proposed Rule. The first set of letters were approved by the membership and filed August 4.

Many thanks to the work groups for your engagement and feedback, and especially to Kathy Lester, for her leadership in producing these important letters and ensuring a truly collaborative effort. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kathy with any questions you may have on the draft letters.

3. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Christine Walizer, 703.856.0452

KCP will convene an off-cycle membership call today, August 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (ET) via Zoom.
The call information can be found below and in the calendar invitation.

Meeting ID:  927 4158 5671
Passcode:  kcp123

The agenda was forwarded to members on Friday, along with three letters the Payment, Quality, and ETC Work Groups were forwarded to members Friday with a unanimous recommendation to the membership for approval. These are the second set of letters KCP plans to file in response to the Proposed Rule. The first set of letters were approved by the membership and filed August 4.

Many thanks to the work groups for your engagement and feedback, and especially to Kathy Lester, for her leadership in producing these important letters and ensuring a truly collaborative effort. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kathy with any questions you may have on the draft letters.

4. KCQA UPDATE (CONFIDENTIAL)

Christine Walizer, 703.856.0452

KCP will convene an off-cycle membership call today, August 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (ET) via Zoom.
The call information can be found below and in the calendar invitation.

Meeting ID:  927 4158 5671
Passcode:  kcp123

The agenda was forwarded to members on Friday, along with three letters the Payment, Quality, and ETC Work Groups were forwarded to members Friday with a unanimous recommendation to the membership for approval. These are the second set of letters KCP plans to file in response to the Proposed Rule. The first set of letters were approved by the membership and filed August 4.

Many thanks to the work groups for your engagement and feedback, and especially to Kathy Lester, for her leadership in producing these important letters and ensuring a truly collaborative effort. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kathy with any questions you may have on the draft letters.

5. QUALITY UPDATE

Christine Walizer, 703.856.0452

KCP will convene an off-cycle membership call today, August 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (ET) via Zoom.
The call information can be found below and in the calendar invitation.

Meeting ID:  927 4158 5671
Passcode:  kcp123

The agenda was forwarded to members on Friday, along with three letters the Payment, Quality, and ETC Work Groups were forwarded to members Friday with a unanimous recommendation to the membership for approval. These are the second set of letters KCP plans to file in response to the Proposed Rule. The first set of letters were approved by the membership and filed August 4.

Many thanks to the work groups for your engagement and feedback, and especially to Kathy Lester, for her leadership in producing these important letters and ensuring a truly collaborative effort. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kathy with any questions you may have on the draft letters.

6. KCP UPCOMING CALLS AND MEETINGS (CONFIDENTIAL)

Christine Walizer, 703.856.0452

KCP will convene an off-cycle membership call today, August 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (ET) via Zoom.
The call information can be found below and in the calendar invitation.

Meeting ID:  927 4158 5671
Passcode:  kcp123

The agenda was forwarded to members on Friday, along with three letters the Payment, Quality, and ETC Work Groups were forwarded to members Friday with a unanimous recommendation to the membership for approval. These are the second set of letters KCP plans to file in response to the Proposed Rule. The first set of letters were approved by the membership and filed August 4.

Many thanks to the work groups for your engagement and feedback, and especially to Kathy Lester, for her leadership in producing these important letters and ensuring a truly collaborative effort. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kathy with any questions you may have on the draft letters.

7. KCP BEGINS CHAIR-ELECT NOMINATING PROCESS (CONFIDENTIAL)

Christine Walizer, 703.856.0452

KCP will convene an off-cycle membership call today, August 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (ET) via Zoom.
The call information can be found below and in the calendar invitation.

Meeting ID:  927 4158 5671
Passcode:  kcp123

The agenda was forwarded to members on Friday, along with three letters the Payment, Quality, and ETC Work Groups were forwarded to members Friday with a unanimous recommendation to the membership for approval. These are the second set of letters KCP plans to file in response to the Proposed Rule. The first set of letters were approved by the membership and filed August 4.

Many thanks to the work groups for your engagement and feedback, and especially to Kathy Lester, for her leadership in producing these important letters and ensuring a truly collaborative effort. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kathy with any questions you may have on the draft letters.

8. KCP PAC (CONFIDENTIAL)

Christine Walizer, 703.856.0452

KCP will convene an off-cycle membership call today, August 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM (ET) via Zoom.
The call information can be found below and in the calendar invitation.

Meeting ID:  927 4158 5671
Passcode:  kcp123

The agenda was forwarded to members on Friday, along with three letters the Payment, Quality, and ETC Work Groups were forwarded to members Friday with a unanimous recommendation to the membership for approval. These are the second set of letters KCP plans to file in response to the Proposed Rule. The first set of letters were approved by the membership and filed August 4.

Many thanks to the work groups for your engagement and feedback, and especially to Kathy Lester, for her leadership in producing these important letters and ensuring a truly collaborative effort. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kathy with any questions you may have on the draft letters.