Tag: ESRD Medicare reimbursement.

CMS Forecasts Increase in Dialysis Payment, Health Equity Gap Reduction

CMS Forecasts Increase in Dialysis Payment, Health Equity Gap Reduction

Proposed rule improves payment rates, incentives, and ESRD treatment choices. Disadvantaged Medicare patients suffer from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) at higher rates and are also more likely to be readmitted to hospitals, experience higher costs, and receive in-center hemodialysis when their kidneys are no longer able to function properly. Furthermore, non-white patients with ESRD are […]