Life-sustaining dialysis care
Dialysis treatments, while essential, are also often a tiring process for patients with end-stage renal disease or kidney failure. As a nephrologist, it is my job to ensure that the 12-15 hours patients spend in the dialysis chair each week are as easy as possible. A Supreme Court decision, however, could make it much harder…
KCP Applauds Efforts to Increase Organ Availability in Comments to HHS
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 – recently submitted comments to the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in response to the “Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Implementation of the HIV Organ Policy Equity…
Bundled payment system has hindered innovation in kidney care
In the movie Steel Magnolias, actor Julia Roberts plays Shelby, a young patient with diabetic kidney disease torn between her desire to be a mother and the reality of pregnancy pushing her into a life on dialysis. Since the introduction of dialysis in the 1960s and the extension of universal disease-specific coverage of end-stage kidney disease under…
Mahesh Krishnan on ESRD policy reform, funding innovation, and the evolution of kidney care delivery
“Ultimately, this journey shaped my belief that to drive real change in care delivery, you need to work on the system level, influencing policy, clinical protocols, and innovation.” Can you tell us about your career journey and how it has shaped your approach to care delivery in nephrology? MK: For me, kidney care is quite personal….
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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,…