Policy and Politics News

An advocacy group wants CMS to update regulations to allow dialysis machine manufacturers and non-nursing personnel to provide home dialysis training.

Financial reforms and incentives included in the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative can offer providers an opportunity to engage with patients, according to a speaker at the virtual Annual Dialysis Conference.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center is soliciting applicants for its second round of the Kidney Care Choices model, according to a press release.

The National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology released a joint statement urging the U.S. government to ensure dialysis facilities have access to necessary supplies and staff.

DaVita Integrated Kidney Care has joined forces with more than 1,000 kidney doctors, transplant providers, hospice providers and advanced care practitioners to launch 11 value-based care programs across the U.S.

Brent W. Miller, MD, has always believed that caring for patients with chronic kidney disease should be the true calling for nephrology.

Nearly 20 members of Congress signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to allocate $25 million for KidneyX in the executive budget for the 2023 fiscal year.

From 2010 to 2020, the number of stage 3 AKI kidneys transplanted has increased, according to data published in American Journal of Transplantation.

The arteriovenous fistula remains the “gold standard” in vascular access placement for patients on hemodialysis, clinicians said in interviews with Nephrology News & Issues.

It is 1 week of the year when the international nephrology community gathers to present and learn about the latest information in pharmacological advances, technology and policy issues that affect kidney care.