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Reimbursement

Senators Ask Medicare to 'Not Gut' Services for Kidney Failure

WASHINGTON—Bi-partisan members of the Senate Finance Committee and Chairman of the Budget Committee urged Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner in a May 17 letter to “exercise caution” in implementing provisions of a new law that ...More
2 hours ago
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Patients Urge Medicare to Fix HHD Training Reimbursement

WASHINGTON—In honor of National Kidney Month, current and former dialyzors with Hemodialysis at Home: A Better Way for a Better Life , a NxStage sponsored project, gathered in Washington, D.C. today to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to remove ...More
March 20, 2013
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
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
QIP: 10 Least Penalized States

The following slides highlight the 10 states that were least penalized under the new ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP). ...More
December 21, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
QIP: 10 Most Penalized States

The following slides highlight the 10 states that were most penalized under the new ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP). ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Dialysis Medicare Margins Tightening

Medicare margins for dialysis clinics fell for all providers in 2010, but they were much tighter for rural clinics and clinics not affiliated with DaVita or Fresenius. ...More
December 16, 2011
Posted in Blog, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Majority of Dialysis Clinics Don't See QIP Cuts

WASHINGTON—More than two-thirds of U.S. dialysis clinics will not see a payment reduction in 2012 from the new federal pay-for-performance system, according to a Dec. 15 news release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ...More
December 15, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
What to Expect from the ESRD Quality Incentive Program

In this article, the focus will be on the ESRD QIP. There were 88 public comments received on the QIP, and the final QIP rule reflects important changes relative to the proposed rule. The greatest changes in the QIP will be for payment year 2014 ...More
November 4, 2011
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
CMS Raises Dialysis Reimbursement for 2012, Revises QIP

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule Nov. 1 that increases dialysis reimbursement in 2012 and alters the quality incentive program (QIP) by removing the lower hemoglobin target for anemia management in 2013 and expands the ...More
November 2, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
AKF Releases Online Courses on ESRD Adherence, Payment

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has released two new online courses for medical professionals: Perspectives on Adherence and Navigating the End Stage Renal Disease Payment System. ...More
October 13, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management