Executive Order Signed To Improve Care For Kidney Disease, Increase Care Choices & Increase Transplants

A presidential executive order issued on July 10, 2019 focuses on improving care for kidney disease by increasing care choices for those with kidney disease and increasing access to kidney transplants. The "Advancing American Kidney Health" executive order specifically calls for the prevention of kidney failure whenever possible through better diagnosis, treatment, and incentives for preventive care. It also calls for an increase in consumer choice through affordable alternative treatments for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by encouraging higher value care, educating consumers on treatment alternatives, and encouraging the development of artificial kidneys. Finally, it calls for an increase in . . .