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Slide Show: ESRD Care Initiative

On Monday, February 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Comprehensive ESRD (end-stage renal disease) Care Initiative and on Tuesday, February 5, an open forum took place. ...More
March 4, 2013
Posted in Galleries
NxStage Initiates Campaign with Launch of Hemodialysis At Home: A Better Way For a Better Life

LAWRENCE, Mass.— NxStage Medical is reinforcing its efforts with patients, care partners and renal professionals to increase awareness about the benefits of home hemodialysis (HHD) and advocate for reimbursement policy changes with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...More
February 14, 2013
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
KCP Applauds CMS' Innovative Project for Kidney Care

WASHINGTON—Kidney Care Partners (KCP) applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its foresight in announcing plans to test comprehensive, coordinated care models for individuals with kidney failure. ...More
February 6, 2013
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Medicare Announces Substantial Savings for Medical Equipment Included in Bidding Program

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new, lower Medicare prices that will go into effect this July in a major expansion of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding ...More
February 6, 2013
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
IPRO Awarded Three ESRD Network Contracts

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. IPRO, has been awarded three major federal contracts to oversee the provision of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) services to Medicare beneficiaries. All three-year awards support dialysis and renal transplantation centers in maintaining high standards of ...More
January 18, 2013
Posted in News
New Accountable Care Organizations Announced

WASHINGTON—Doctors and health care providers have formed 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, ensuring as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries now have access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States, Health and Human Services ...More
January 14, 2013
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Affymax and Takeda Announce Permanent J-Code for Omontys Injection

PALO ALTO, Calif. & DEERFIELD, Ill.—Affymax and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. (TPUSA) announced that the J-code assigned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for Omontys (peginesatide) Injection is now effective. This permanent Omontys-specific ...More
January 2, 2013
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
GAO: Dialysis Bundle Payment Too High

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on December 7 entitled "End-Stage Renal Disease: Reduction in Drug Utilization Suggests Bundled Payment Rate is Too High." ...More
December 13, 2012
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation
NHSN Enrollment Deadline for Outpatient Dialysis Clinics Approaching

ATLANTA—The deadline for outpatient dialysis clinics is approaching. In order to receive the maximum 10 points for purposes of scoring under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) end-stage renal disease (ESRD) quality improvement program (QIP) rule the ...More
December 7, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Alonzo Mourning Joins Congressional Kidney Caucus, Kidney Community to Discuss Future of Kidney Care

WASHINGTON–Seven-time NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning joined with representatives of Kidney Care Partners (KCP) on Capitol Hill today to announce significant improvements in patient care outcomes and urge Congress to maintain its commitment to dialysis patients by refraining ...More
December 7, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation