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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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Is your U.S. Representative a co-sponsor for Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2024 (H.R. 8075)?
This bill if passed would require Medicare to pay for staff-assisted home dialysis for patients who are blind or have cognitive, neur... [Read More]
Posted 08/16/2024 -
Bill Would Expand Medigap Access for Dialysis Patients if Passed
H.R. 35, the Close the Medigap Act of 2023 was introduced in the House by Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37) on January 9, 2023, and will die if... [Read More]
Posted 06/14/2024 -
Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) Plans to Introduce the Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act
A home dialysis patient testified before the House Ways & Means Committee in support of this bill, which would require payment for st... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024
Home Dialysis in the News
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See AKF’s Care Collaboration at Home Session
A 48-minute video includes a home HD patient and the physician, social worker, and nurse who talk about their roles and answer questi... [Read More]
Posted 10/15/2024 -
IV and PD Fluid Shortages Caused by Hurricane Helene
There have been calls for the White House to declare a national emergency, which would allow extension of expiration dates and hospit... [Read More]
Posted 10/15/2024 -
Good News: Baxter Bringing Marion, NC Plant Back Up in Stages
One Baxter manufacturing plant that makes 1.5 million bags of PD and IV fluids—60% of the nation’s supply along with global sales... [Read More]
Posted 10/15/2024
Industry Updates
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The International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis Celebrates 40 Years
The new ISPD video has patients from multiple countries sharing why they chose PD and how it gives them autonomy and freedom and make... [Read More]
Posted 10/15/2024 -
Michael Aragon, MD Article in DocWireNews on Switching from PD to Home HD
Learn the case for this switch, myths & misconceptions, technology, helping patients switch, and challenges.... [Read More]
Posted 10/15/2024 -
PD Excellence Academy Offers Three New Courses and Up to 11 CE Credits
Learn about Foundations of PD Nursing, Optimizing PD Therapy, and Retaining Patients on PD Therapy.... [Read More]
Posted 09/12/2024
Living Well with Home Treatments
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College Senior Jadyn Helton, 21, Chose Home HD
She talks about why and how she does her home HD in this 25-minute video.... [Read More]
Posted 10/15/2024 -
Michael Gilchrist Shows How to Set Up His Wife’s NxStage Machine on the Road
This minute video is a show and tell with tips for machine setup from a care partner.... [Read More]
Posted 10/15/2024 -
Dialysis Nurses, Techs, and Doctors: Don’t Tell Your Patients They Can’t Go Home
Michael Gilchrist shares that those you think won’t do well may end up being the most successful (with video of his and Christinaâ€... [Read More]
Posted 09/12/2024
Pipeline Technology
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University of North Carolina’s GENESIS project to make HD device the size of a cell phone
Researchers are attempting to create dialyzer membranes that weigh just grams and could be used in a small portable HD device that re... [Read More]
Posted 09/12/2024 -
Kamal Shah of NephroPlus Discusses Dalysis Innovations
Learn about the WAK 3.0 for HD, Vicenza and AWAK for PD, wearable peritoneal dialysis, and bio-artificial kidneys in the pipeline.... [Read More]
Posted 08/16/2024 -
Global Wearable Artificial Kidney Market Expected to Grow
A market report expects the value of the global wearable artificial kidney market to be more than $9 billion in 2024 and to exce... [Read More]
Posted 07/12/2024