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We Need to Act Earlier to Address the Silent Crisis of Kidney Disease, Inadequate Federal Support

Scientia potentia est. sounds complicated, but when translated, “knowledge is power” rings true for many aspects of life, particularly when it comes to managing one’s health. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the gradual loss of kidney function with few, if any, symptoms. Many of the 1 in 3 adults who are at risk for CKD have no idea…

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Healio

Senate bill would require health plans to continue dialysis coverage for 30 months

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would require private health plans to continue to pay for dialysis for beneficiaries with end-stage kidney disease while they coordinate a transition to Medicare coverage. Click here to see the full article.

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Nation’s Kidney Community Commends Senate Introduction of Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP)- the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition dedicated to protecting care access and comprised of more than 30 organizations, including patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers – today applauded Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), for introducing…

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Patient Care

The System Isn’t Working for Americans with Kidney Disease

Kidney disease is rapidly becoming a worldwide public health epidemic. Today, nearly 37 million Americans have chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet only about one percent of those Americans are even aware of their disease. We are seeing good advances in the slowing of CKD progression with pharmaceuticals, and there are exciting developments in transplant, such as xenotransplantation, but the dialysis…

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Medical Economics

How lack of adequate reimbursement is failing patients with chronic kidney disease

Kidney disease is rapidly becoming a worldwide public health epidemic. Today, nearly 37 million Americans have chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet only about one percent of those Americans are even aware of their disease. We are seeing good advances in the slowing of CKD progression with pharmaceuticals, and there are exciting developments in transplant, such as xenotransplantation, but…

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Diality Joins Kidney Care Partners

Diality and Kidney Care Partners committed to advancing innovation in kidney care IRVINE, Calif. – August 14, 2024 – Diality, a medical device company offering the Moda-flx Hemodialysis System™, today announced that it has joined Kidney Care Partners, the nation’s leading kidney care multi-stakeholder coalition representing patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers,…

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Chief Healthcare Executive

A call for quality, accessible care for people living with kidney disease

As someone who has personally navigated the challenges of kidney disease for most of my life – including kidney failure, dialysis, and multiple transplants – I understand firsthand the importance of access to quality healthcare. Click here to read the full article.

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Inside Health Policy

CMS Proposes 2.2% Pay Bump In 2025 For ESRD Facilities

End-stage renal disease services would be reimbursed at $2.18 more under the proposed ESRD pay rule CMS unveiled Thursday (June 27) — an increase kidney care advocates say won’t keep up with growing costs. “The market basket increase just does not reflect the reality of the increase in costs that facilities have experienced,” a Kidney Care Partner…

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Kidney Care Partners Raises Concerns Around 2025 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule

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 – today released the following statement in reaction to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule on End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS),…

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Modern Healthcare

CMS proposes 2.2% pay bump for dialysis providers

Kidney dialysis providers would get a 2.2% Medicare reimbursement hike next year under a proposed rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued Thursday. The agency also intends to go forward with a payment bundling plan including oral-only drugs for kidney disease patients with high phosphorus levels. Dialysis providers have said making them responsible…

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