KCP SUBMITTED CONSENSUS COMMUNITY COMMENT TO CMS’ CY 2027 PROPOSED PAYMENT AND QUALITY UPDATE RULE AND LOOKS FORWARD TO CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE WITH CMS TO IMPROVE THE RULE BEFORE ITS FINALIZATION
Washington, DC — Kidney Care Partners (KCP), the nation’s largest kidney care coalition, submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2027 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) PPS Proposed Rule. KCP’s comments reflect the coalition’s ongoing efforts to advance Medicare policies that support high-quality, patient-centered kidney care, foster innovation across the…
KCP CALLS ON CMS TO STRENGTHEN PROPOSED ESRD PAYMENT RULE AND PROTECT PATIENT ACCESS TO INNOVATION
Washington, DC (June 29, 2026)— Kidney Care Partners (KCP), the nation’s largest kidney care coalition, today commented on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal for the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System. “KCP appreciates that the proposed rule in part makes important strides to improve kidney care by expanding access…
Kidney Care Partners Marks Third Annual APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day, Supporting American Kidney Fund’s Call to Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kidney Care Partners (KCP), the nation’s leading coalition of patient advocates, health care professionals, and providers, is proud to support the third annual APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD) Awareness Day, led by the American Kidney Fund (AKF). In a unified effort to address health disparities, KCP is highlighting its collaboration with The Kidney Collective, founded…
Bipartisan Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Members: “Solemn Work” Ahead to Find Sensible Solutions for Improving Prevention, Education, Innovation, Transplantation and Access in U.S. Kidney Care
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, bipartisan leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Health convened an historic and critically important hearing exploring the many structural barriers, regulatory deficiencies, distorted or non-existent incentive structures, and funding shortfalls that impede access to high quality kidney disease prevention and care for patients and the providers and…
Kidney Care Partners Praises Bipartisan House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Leaders for Efforts to Improve Kidney Health Through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment
WASHINGTON, DC – Kidney Care Partners (KCP), the nation’s largest alliance of members of the kidney care community that includes patient advocates, dialysis care professionals, providers, including nephrologists and nurses, and manufacturers organized to advance policies that improve the quality of care for individuals with both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and irreversible kidney failure, known…
Congress Must Step Up for the Millions of Americans Battling Kidney Disease
Across the country, a silent crisis — kidney disease — is growing in plain sight, largely undetected for millions of Americans. In fact, chronic kidney disease is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, yet remains one of the least visible health threats. Click here to read the full op-ed.
KCP Writes CMS Leaders Requesting Protections for Individuals with ESRD from New Medicaid Requirements Under H.R.1
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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.