The Medicare Improvements For Patients And Providers Act Of 2008 (MIPPA)

Healthcare Reform and Dialysis

HEALTHCARE is a thorny issue, and platoons of pundits have happily weighed in on the left and the right to rile up their bases over the past year. ...More
May 5, 2010
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
The Dialysis Bundle and Patients

An important change is being made to the way dialysis care is provided in the United States. This development is occurring outside of the high-profile discussions about comprehensive healthcare reform, but how dialysis patients’ care is funded is no less important than the ...More
December 1, 2009
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Study: Bundling Could Cut Dialysis Access to Blacks

WASHINGTON— A change in Medicare reimbursement policy could make it more difficult for African Americans with kidney disease to access dialysis services, according to a study published online April 23 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. ...More
April 23, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
MIPPA Cuts Payment for Hospital-Based Dialysis Units

February brings us almost to the end of winter. Even on the cold days we get a bit more sunlight, and by now we are instinctively looking forward to spring. So it seems that it is about time that we have a closer look at the effect of the Medicare Improvements for Patients ...More
January 30, 2009
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation

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