New CMS Kidney Disease Treatment Model to Encourage More Home Dialysis

Medicare has finished its ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) model to test paying incentives to providers to boost use of home dialysis and kidney transplants.  The aim of the new model is to encourage care providers to build up their home program and reward them for facilitating transplants.  https://www.massdevice.com/medicare-to-cover-more-home-dialysis/

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Advocacy for Better Dialysis

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Industry Updates

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What's New in Home Dialysis Research

Each month, we gather recent research abstracts about home dialysis. Visit our Journal Watch to learn more:

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• 24-hour Dietary Recall Less Accurate for Protein Intake Assessment in PD
• Physical Activity May Reduce Bone Density in PD
• Survival Benefit of More HD Hours is Not Sustained After a Switch Back to Standard