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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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Concurrent Care for Comfort Act Would Provide Separate Payment for Palliative Dialysis
H.R. 8376 Concurrent Care for Comfort Act would provide payment for palliative dialysis (HD or PD) separate from the hospice bundle f... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
MEI Comments on Proposed 2027 ESRD Payment and Quality Changes
Medical Education Institute provided comment to CMS-1846-P CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment ... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
H.R. 8875 “Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026” would expand Medicare payment for temporary staff-assisted renal respite care and mental health services for eligible home dialysis patients.
Introduced in May 2026 by Carol Miller (R-WV-1), Robert J Whittman (R-VA-1) was the first co-sponsor in June. In last month’s newsl... [Read More]
Posted 08/21/2026
Home Dialysis in the News
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In August 2026, 70 nephrology fellows were chosen for the 2026–2027 ASN Home Dialysis Scholarship Program
They attended a 2.5 day Home Dialysis University where they attended classes and small group workshops on PD and home HD clinical iss... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
Dialysis Act would give patients more stability, options, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 28, 2026
Read about the patient who started emergency dialysis, switched to PD, got a transplant that failed, and returned to PD, all while wo... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
NKF Survey Sheds Light on Work Responsibilities and More
Of the renal nurse practitioners and physician responding, 64% provided no care to PD patients and 35% had no responsibilities for pr... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026
Industry Updates
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NIH to Consolidate Websites Under Nine Hubs
According to a banner on National Institutes of Health (NIH) websites, this fall, the agency will be moving websites under 9 hubs: NI... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
FDA Warns Fresenius About Leaking PD Solution Bags and Particulates
The letter states it “summarizes significant violations of Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations for finished phar... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
Somatus to Open Maryland Home Dialysis Training Center
Somatus, a value-based kidney and cardiovascular care provider, is opening the Maryland Home Dialysis Training Center in Silver Sprin... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026
Living Well with Home Treatments
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Pam Shares Her Husband’s Home HD Setup
Pam describes the set up for home HD for her husband. She shows the NxStage machine, recliner and supplies, including how the water ... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
Ochsner Health Patients and Care Team Share the Benefits of Home Dialysis
Two Ochsner Health patients—Calvin on home HD and Gretchen on PD as well as members of their team—share the benefits. Watch this... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
Hear from Tony and Christina in MEI’s hour-long webinar on Switching from PD to Home HD
They share their dialysis journey, including how the switch has worked for them and tips for others needing to make the switch.... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026
Pipeline Technology
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The Lancet Digital Health published results of Humacyte’s Phase III clinical trial of its V007 acellular tissue engineered vessel (ATEV) HD access
The trial showed positive outcomes at one year in obese male and female patients with diabetes compared to AV fistulas.... [Read More]
Posted 09/18/2026 -
Humacyte, Inc. announced Robert J. Kossman, MD, FACP, FASN and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FASN have joined the company as advisors.
This company is preparing to file a supplemental Biologic License Application with the Food and Drug Administration after successful ... [Read More]
Posted 08/21/2026 -
Byonyks on the Move: X-2 and X-3 APD Devices in Development
The pipeline devices will make ultrapure, non-inflammatory, and biocompatible dialysate on-demand to reduce medical waste, reduce the... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026