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For a few years I’ve written about the importance of the federal government investing in a dialysis moonshot. Nothing big has happened, at least so far. Recent surveys and, separately, by coincidence, a bill introduced by two members of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means, underscore that chronic kidney disease (CKD) awareness,…

In recent years, lawmakers have turned their attention to advancing racial equity and creating opportunities for the improvement of historically underserved communities – and rightly so. The urgent need for such improvements is dramatically apparent for people who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD), or kidney failure. While people of all races and ethnicities develop chronic…

A serious threat to our health care system – kidney disease – lurks among millions of Americans. When this disease progresses to kidney failure, intensive treatment is required multiple times a week and costs tens of thousands of dollars per year per individual. But, most troubling is nine out of 10 adults with this condition…

When it comes to kidney disease, the numbers speak for themselves: 130,000 Americans are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease each year, and one in three adults is at risk of developing the disease. Without intervention, this disease can progress to kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a permanent stage of kidney disease where the…

In recent years, lawmakers have turned their attention to advancing health equity and creating opportunities for the improvement of historically underserved communities—and rightly so. The urgent need for such improvements is dramatically apparent for people who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD), or kidney failure. Click here to see the full article on the AJMC website.

Nationwide, roughly 37 million Americans — nearly five times the combined population of Alabama and West Virginia — live with chronic kidney disease. This illness, if not properly diagnosed and treated in time, can result in kidney failure. Each year, more than 130,000 Americans receive a diagnosis of kidney failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD),…

U.S. House Reps. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., and Terri Sewell, D-Ala., have re-introduced The Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act. If passed, H.R. 5027 “will support efforts to prevent and better understand chronic kidney disease (CKD) by ensuring appropriate reimbursement for quality care and improve patient access to the best drugs, technology and innovations along the kidney care continuum,”…

Kidney Care Partners, a coalition of 30 organizations involved in kidney care, said it was “extremely concerned” about a proposal by CMS to increase the Medicare bundled payment rate by 1.6% next year, according to a press release. The proposed additional payment, about half of the increase that CMS agreed to pay dialysis providers in 2023, “fails…

Colin Roskey, JD, a health care lawyer and former federal health official, has been appointed executive director of Kidney Care Partners, according to a press release. At the helm at Kidney Care Partners (KCP), Roskey will lead a coalition of more than 30 organizations that represent patient advocates, physician and health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers and manufacturers….

A perfect storm of external and internal factors has combined to worsen an already dire nursing shortage nationwide, particularly in the field of nephrology: a rapidly aging population and workforce, increased levels of burnout among nurses, and the overall impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The situation has become a crisis for our nation’s healthcare community….