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Welcome to the non-profit Medical Education Institute's Home Dialysis Central blogspot! This page is an umbrella under which Home Dialysis Central staff and guests can share their perspectives about home therapies and what we need to do to raise their profile and enable more people to use them. We'd like your comments as well! Bookmark our site and like us on Facebook! Help us tell the world about home dialysis.
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Independence Shouldn't End When Illness Begins
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For decades, I have encouraged other patients to consider home dialysis because I know firsthand the freedom, flexibility, and independence it can provide.
Published on 07/16/2026 by Dawn P Edwards
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Update on H.R. 8875: Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026
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If you support this proposed bill, contact your representative and encourage your senators to bring a companion bill to the Senate.
Published on 07/09/2026 by Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
First, They Flew a Sausage
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Here’s a mind-blowing new one: NASA, UNOS, and LifeNet recently test-flew drones carrying human kidneys.
Published on 07/02/2026 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
View from the Chair: In-center vs. Home HD
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Interestingly, in this thread, the positive comments about home HD exceeded those about in-center by more than three to one
Published on 06/25/2026 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
ESRD Network Reorganization and Home Dialysis: Changes & Challenges
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On May 1, 2026, CMS announced the winners of new 5-year contracts (2026-2031).
Published on 06/18/2026 by Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,