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Healthcare Reform

Healthcare reform was ushered in by President Barack Obama and Congress in 2010. Although dialysis care was not mentioned specifically in the legislation, the renal community could still see changes. Most notably, accountable care organizations could start merging with dialysis providers to share in costs savings associated with better care.

HHS Names 32 Pioneer ACOs

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named 32 healthcare organizations to be a part of the new Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) initiative ...More
December 19, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Calif. Newspaper Runs Two-Part Series on Dialysis Industry

Ventura County Star newspaper last weekend ran a two-part series about the dialysis industry. ...More
July 25, 2011
Posted in News, Business
HHS Releases Insurance Exchange Roadmap

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed July 11 a framework to assist states in building insurance exchanges. ...More
July 11, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Will Renal Care Get on Board With ACOs?

This past spring, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finally released the proposed rules for accountable care organizations (ACOs), which would provide a way for various healthcare providers to share in healthcare savings by coordinating care better. The first ...More
June 8, 2011
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation
DPC Submits ACO Comments to CMS

WASHINGTON— Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) recently asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider several provisions regarding the proposed rule for accountable care organizations to ensure that kidney disease patients are not excluded from ...More
June 7, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Falcon EHR Receives Meaningful Use Certification

DENVER –Falcon EHR has received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning “Complete EHR Ambulatory” certification, DaVita announced June 2. ...More
June 2, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
DPC Asks CMS to Consider Needs of CKD Patients in Insurance Exchanges

WASHINGTON— Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) recently asked the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to consider the complex needs of people with kidney disease when designing the regulatory framework for the insurance exchanges under the ...More
June 1, 2011
Posted in News
CMS Unveils Three ACO Initiatives

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced three Affordable Care Act initiatives designed to help doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers become Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). ...More
May 19, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Could Health Reform Help Boost Transplants?

NPR and The Washington Post recently ran articles (both written by the same person) discussing the insurance tribulations of organ donors and brought an interesting point that the pre-existing condition clause in healthcare reform could help organ donors. ...More
April 20, 2011
Posted in Blog
Report: ACOs Could Curb Costs, Improve Healthcare

NEW YORK—If implemented successfully, accountable care organizations (ACOs) have the ability to achieve better care, better population health, and lower costs, according to a new report released today by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System. ...More
April 14, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation

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