Members of Congress Call on CMS to Improve Kidney Care Access
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition dedicated to protecting access and comprised of more than 30 organizations, including patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers – today applauded Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN), co-chairs of the Congressional Kidney…
Medicare Policy Proposal Jeopardizes Care for Those on Dialysis
In recent years, lawmakers have turned their attention to advancing health equity and creating opportunities for the improvement of historically underserved communities—and rightly so. The urgent need for such improvements is dramatically apparent for people who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD), or kidney failure. Click here to see the full article on the AJMC website.
We must help improve the outlook for individuals living with chronic kidney disease
Nationwide, roughly 37 million Americans — nearly five times the combined population of Alabama and West Virginia — live with chronic kidney disease. This illness, if not properly diagnosed and treated in time, can result in kidney failure. Each year, more than 130,000 Americans receive a diagnosis of kidney failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD),…
House bill would pay for workforce, innovative drugs and expand coverage for treating CKD
U.S. House Reps. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., and Terri Sewell, D-Ala., have re-introduced The Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act. If passed, H.R. 5027 “will support efforts to prevent and better understand chronic kidney disease (CKD) by ensuring appropriate reimbursement for quality care and improve patient access to the best drugs, technology and innovations along the kidney care continuum,”…
Kidney Care Partners Urges CMS to Change Proposed ESRD Rule to Address Payment Shortfalls on Labor and Innovation
Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition dedicated to protecting access and comprised of more than 30 organizations, including patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers – today urged critical reform to new policies introduced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
Kidney Care Partners Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s leading kidney care multi-stakeholder coalition representing patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers and manufacturers – applauded Representatives Buddy Carter (R-GA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Carol Miller (R-WV), and Terri Sewell (D-AL) for their introduction of the H.R. 5074, the Kidney Patient Access to…
Kidney Care Partners Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s leading kidney care multi-stakeholder coalition representing patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers and manufacturers – today applauded Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) for re-introducing The Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act (H.R. 5027). There are currently…
Kidney Care Partners expresses disappointment with proposed dialysis payment increase
Kidney Care Partners, a coalition of 30 organizations involved in kidney care, said it was “extremely concerned” about a proposal by CMS to increase the Medicare bundled payment rate by 1.6% next year, according to a press release. The proposed additional payment, about half of the increase that CMS agreed to pay dialysis providers in 2023, “fails…
Nation’s Kidney Community Expresses Deep Disappointment on CMS Proposed Rules on Prospective Payment System and ESRD Quality Incentive Program
WASHINGTON – Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition dedicated to protecting access and comprised of more than 30 organizations, including patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers – today issued the following statement expressing disappointment with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
Nation’s Kidney Care Community Urge Legislators to Prioritize Kidney Disease Prevention, Access, and Innovation
Kidney Community Leadership Visit Capitol to Press Congress to Pass Bipartisan Legislation to Address Nation’s Kidney Disease Epidemic WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kidney Care Partners – the nation’s leading kidney care multi-stakeholder coalition representing patient advocates, physician organizations, health professional groups, dialysis providers, researchers and manufacturers – convened today on Capitol Hill to demonstrate support for…