Providers Upset House Used Previous SGR Offsets For Non-Medicare Bill
Published by Inside Health Policy John Wilkerson December 5, 2014 Health care providers are angry the House cut pay for Medicare services by nearly $1.2 billion to offset legislation that is unrelated to Medicare and are urging the Senate to reject the offsets, two of which had previously been used to defray the cost of…
New 5-Star Dialysis Facility Rating System To Debut
Published by Renal & Urology News Tammy Worth November 25, 2014 In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be rolling out its second major 5-star rating system, Dialysis Facility Compare. The site will tabulate publicly reported quality measures including transfusion rates, mortality and hospitalizations, blood calcium levels and Kt/V values to create…
CMS Announces Final Methodology For Star Ratings of Dialysis Facilities
Published by Bloomberg BNA Brian Broderick and Michael D. Williamson November 14, 2014 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Nov. 7 its final methodology for the Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) Star Rating program. The agency also released previews of ratings to individual Medicare-participating dialysis facilities. The facilities will have 15 days to review…
Industry, Patients United In Opposing CMS’ Dialysis Star-Rating Program
Published by Inside Health Policy John Wilkerson November 11, 2014 Dialysis facilities and patients criticized CMS on Monday (Nov. 10) for sticking to a dialysis star-rating program that they say confuses patients, makes good facilities appear to be poor performers and disadvantages facilities in poor neighborhoods. Industry and patient groups started criticizing the star-rating plan…
CMS Decision to Proceed with Flawed Dialysis Facility Ranking System ‘Deeply Troubling,’ Says Nation’s Leading Kidney Care Coalition
Stakeholder Groups Disturbed by Agency’s Rejection of Efforts to Collaborate Prior to Implementation WASHINGTON, DC – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) expressed deep concern over the surprise announcement last week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to hold firm on use of a methodology that distorts the actual quality performance of dialysis facilities…
Dear Colleagues: Co-Sponsor the Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014
Published by Rep. Tom Marino & Rep. John LewisJuly 18, 2014 Dear Colleagues, We invite you to join us as cosponsors of H.R. 4814, the Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2014. This legislation would advance research and treatment options related to chronic kidney disease. Today more than one in ten…
Rep. Tom Marino Urges Support of Important Kidney Care Legislation
Bill Improves Research, Patient Choice, Care Coordination for Americans with Kidney Failure WASHINGTON, DC – Co-Chair of the Congressional Kidney Caucus Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) was joined by representatives of Kidney Care Partners (KCP) to spotlight the importance of The Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act (H.R. 4814), bi-partisan legislation that will…