Weekly News Wire | March 31, 2019
HHS Secretary Announces Goal Of Encouraging Medicare Home Dialysis
On March 4, 2019, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Azar announced a goal of changing the Medicare reimbursement payment methods to encourage a shift towards home dialysis and kidney transplants for those with end stage renal disease (ESRD). ESRD is the last stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is characterized by permanent irreversible kidney failure. Those with ESRD include those who are treated with dialysis—a process that removes wastes and excess fluid from the body—and those who have a functioning kidney transplant. Because of the limited number of kidneys available for transplantation . . .
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