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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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Fresenius Pushes for Home
Fresenius Kidney Care is looking to make dialysis easier by shifting the focus to home.... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026 -
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
Industry Updates
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Baxter ASN Presence, 2018
Among the 13 data presentations at ASN, Baxter reported breakthroughs in remote PD management with Sharesource and expanded HD.... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026 -
Fresenius Kidney Care Reports PD Breakthroughs
With 71 abstracts at ASN 2018 Kidney Week, Fresenius has been busy! Among their advances include a learning model to predict periton... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026 -
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
Living Well with Home Treatments
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NxStage Home HD in the UK Gives Annalise Her Life Back
With gentler fluid removal, Annalise feels better—and doesn’t pass out after treatment. Now, she has a “great social life,” ... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026 -
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
Pipeline Technology
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Proof of Concept for Silicon Nanopore Membrane Implantable HD
In preclinical trials with a mini-pig and aspirin for anticoagulation, a new, high-efficiency membrane caused no complications and ga... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026 -
AWAK PD To Go
In Phase 1 trail results, a wearable PD system that weighs less than 2 kg was found to be safe, with no serious adverse events, and e... [Read More]
Posted 10/05/2026 -
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