Kidney Care Community Celebrates Passage of the House of Representatives’ ESRD Choice Act with Unanimous Vote
Bill will enable more choice for patients suffering from kidney disease, kidney failure by allowing much-needed access to Medicare Advantage plans Washington, DC – Kidney Care Partners – the nation’s leading coalition of patient advocates, kidney disease professionals, dialysis care providers, and manufacturers – today applauded the U.S. House for passing legislation that would offer…
KCP Applauds Legislation to Expand Medicare Coverage Options for Dialysis Patients
Legislative Efforts Will Benefit Vulnerable Populations with Kidney Failure WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners, the nation’s leading coalition of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers and manufacturers working together to improve quality of care for individuals with kidney disease, today applauded the introduction of legislation that would expand Medicare coverage options for dialysis patients. Under…
Dr. Franklin Maddux, Chief Medical Officer of Fresenius Medical Care North America, Takes Helm As New Chair of Kidney Care Partners
Underscores Goals of Improving Quality, Value, Choice, and Patient Access to Coordinated Care Washington, DC (Monday, January 3, 2016)—Kidney Care Partners (KCP) formally announced today Dr. Franklin Maddux’s two-year tenure as the newly elected Chair of KCP – the nation’s leading kidney care coalition composed of patients, caregivers, providers, researchers and manufacturers – effective January…
Kidney Care Partners Encouraged by House and Senate Interest in Care Coordination for Patients with Kidney Failure
Washington, DC — As Congress continues to work with the kidney community to refine coordinated care models for patients with kidney failure — or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) — Kidney Care Partners (KCP) underscored its belief that improved care coordination will lead to improved patient outcomes. “We believe it is important for policymakers to examine novel…
Kidney Care Partners Lauds Endorsement by National Quality Forum of New Performance Measures That Will Drive Dialysis Care, Better Patient Outcomes
The National Quality Forum (NQF), a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization whose seal of approval is the gold standard for performance measures in the United States, has endorsed the first-ever, facility-level fluid management performance measure to improve patient safety, kidney care quality and patient outcomes for dialysis patients. The measure, which focuses on safe and adequate fluid…
Kidney Care Partners Letter to the Senate Finance Cmte. on Chronic Care
On behalf of the members of Kidney Care Partners (KCP), we appreciate the opportunity to submit comments as the Committee begins exploring solutions to improve outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic care needs. Senators Cardin, Crapo and Nelson have introduced S. 598, the Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act. The bill provides…
Kidney Community Lauds Bi-Partisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Care Coordination, Expand Choice, and Enhance Research for Millions with Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure
Complementary bills introduced by Senators Ben Cardin, Mike Crapo and Bill Nelson, Representatives Tom Marino, John Lewis and Peter Roskam, would improve lives of kidney patients WASHINGTON, DC – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) today praised the bicameral introduction of “The Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act” (H.R. 1130, S. 598), a bipartisan…
CMS Launches Dialysis Five Star Rankings Program Despite Numerous Flaws, Concerns Expressed By Nation’s Kidney Community
Stakeholder Groups Remain Upset Over Agency’s Rejection of Numerous Efforts to Collaborate WASHINGTON, DC – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) reiterated its concern over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to launch its five star rankings program using a methodology that distorts the actual quality performance of dialysis facilities, a concern echoed by…
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…
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…