Medicare Outpatient Hospital, ESRD Treatment Pay Rules Sent To OMB
Federal rulemaking is continuing despite the on-going government shutdown, which has now led to new reductions in force, with the White House Office of Management and Budget receiving several health care rules since Oct. 1, including the Medicare pay rules for outpatient care and end-stage renal disease treatment and a rule on drug pricing. Click here…
Booker, Blackburn introduce Kidney Care Access Protection Act.
A bipartisan bill would modernize Medicare’s kidney care payment system, creating sustainable pathways for innovative drugs, devices, and technologies while addressing inflation pressures on dialysis providers. Kidney Care Partners, AKF, DPC, and RSN endorsed the legislation, calling it a critical step to expand access and incentivize innovation (KCP). Click here to read the full article.
Kidney Care Community Commends Introduction of Kidney Care Access Protection Act
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP)—the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition representing patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers—today commended Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) for introducing the bipartisan Kidney Care Access Protection Act (KCAPA) (S. 2730), which would ensure appropriate reimbursement for quality care…
Blackburn, Booker Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Kidney Care Access
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the bipartisan Kidney Care Access Protection Act that would strengthen Medicare’s kidney care benefits by ensuring fair reimbursement for quality care and improving patient access to innovative treatments, devices, and technologies: Click here to read the full press release.
Kidney Care Access Protection Act: A Major Step Forward
Kidney Care Community Praises Legislative Initiative In an important development in the realm of healthcare, advocates for kidney care have expressed strong support for the recently introduced Kidney Care Access Protection Act (KCAPA). This legislation, sponsored by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Cory Booker, represents a significant move to enhance reimbursement frameworks for kidney care services,…
Booker, Blackburn Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Kidney Care Access
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the bipartisan Kidney Care Access Protection Act that would strengthen Medicare’s kidney care benefits by ensuring fair reimbursement for quality care and improving patient access to innovative treatments, devices, and technologies: Click here to read the full press release.
Kidney Care Partners Commends 30+ Cosponsors of the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act and Calls for Further Action
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 expressed appreciation for the more than 30 cosponsors of the bipartisan Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 2199). If passed, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act would reaffirm the original intent…
Kidney Care Partners Applauds Committee Oversight of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplant System
House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing Marks Progress Toward Achieving Procurement Transparency, Patient Safety, and Access 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 thanked Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-2), Chairman of the House Committee on…
Medicare Advantage: Challenges for people with ESRD and proposed improvements
The original purpose of Medicare Advantage (Part C), established as the “Medicare+Choice” program in 1997 and renamed Medicare Advantage in 2004, was to provide an alternative to original Medicare by offering equivalent coverage delivered by private health plans subject to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid regulation. These plans often include supplemental benefits and lower cost-sharing…
Proposed 1.9% Pay Bump Sparks Long-Term Stability Concerns Among Kidney Care Advocates
A coalition of kidney care patient advocates, physicians, dialysis providers and researchers is concerned about the sustainability of the end-stage renal disease payment system following CMS’ proposal to bump reimbursements nearly 2% for 2026 — an amount Kidney Care Partners says doesn’t reflect the actual inflationary increases in costs for labor, rent and medical supplies….