Fresenius Medical Care North America Partners With 1,000+ Nephrology Professionals For New Kidney Care Payment Models

Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), which provides kidney care products and services, announced partnerships with more than 1,000 nephrology clinical professionals as part of the new Medicare Kidney Care Choices (KCC) models. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the KCC models 2019, and they formally begin in 2022. The majority of the physicians are members of InterWell Health, the largest network of nephrologists in the country. These partnerships comprise 20 of the 55 approved Kidney Contracting Entities (KCEs) recently announced by CMS.

Within the Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting options of the KCC, FMCNA will help . . .