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April 11, 2023
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Legislators introduce bill to modify Medicare physician payment formula

Legislators introduce bill to modify Medicare physician payment formula

A coalition of U.S. legislators has drafted a bill that would tie annual changes in Medicare physician reimbursement to inflation as measured by the Medicare Economic Index.

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April 10, 2023
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Faster loss of kidney function linked with increased Medicare Advantage health care costs

Faster loss of kidney function linked with increased Medicare Advantage health care costs

Patients with chronic kidney disease who experience accelerated loss of kidney function are likely to have higher health care costs than patients who lose function at a slower rate, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

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April 07, 2023
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VIDEO: President of RPA plans to focus on physician fee schedule, practice transformation

VIDEO: President of RPA plans to focus on physician fee schedule, practice transformation

NEW ORLEANS — In this video interview from the Annual Renal Physicians Association Meeting, Timothy A. Pflederer, MD, FASN, FASDIN, discusses challenges faced by nephrologists and what the association plans to focus on in 2023.

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April 05, 2023
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VIDEO: Nephrologists get 1% pay increase despite changes in conversion factor

VIDEO: Nephrologists get 1% pay increase despite changes in conversion factor

NEW ORLEANS — In this interview from the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting, Robert Blaser discusses changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023.

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March 31, 2023
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Speaker: CMS optimistic about outcomes from Kidney Care Choices model

Speaker: CMS optimistic about outcomes from Kidney Care Choices model

NEW ORLEANS — CMS is optimistic that results from its Kidney Care Choices model will show improved outcomes and cost savings to the Medicare program when completed in 2026, according to a speaker here.

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March 27, 2023
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Advocacy plays an important role in advancing kidney-related legislation

Advocacy plays an important role in advancing kidney-related legislation

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Advocacy groups succeeded at placing kidney disease front-and-center on the roadmap to legislative support in Washington, but more improvements are needed, according to presenters at the Southwest Nephrology Conference.

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March 13, 2023
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Nephrology practices face payment cuts, cost of value-based care

Nephrology practices face payment cuts, cost of value-based care

More than a decade ago, three nephrologists and a policy analyst wrote a position paper for the RAND Corporation on the potential for physician practices to treat patients with late-stage chronic kidney disease.

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March 13, 2023
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Like a good neighbor, a nephrologist is there to treat patients

Like a good neighbor, a nephrologist is there to treat patients

We are more than 1 year into the Medicare Kidney Care Choices model directed at patients with chronic kidney disease stages 4-5 and with end-stage kidney disease, a true test of value-based medicine.

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March 09, 2023
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Biden seeks to extend solvency of Medicare to 2050s

Biden seeks to extend solvency of Medicare to 2050s

The Biden administration recently released its proposed 2024 federal budget, which would extend the solvency of Medicare by 25 years while reducing behavioral health and medication costs for beneficiaries.

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March 08, 2023
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Study: Beta blockers associated with increase in nonunion for fracture

Study: Beta blockers associated with increase in nonunion for fracture

LAS VEGAS — Use of beta blockers after fracture was associated with an increase in the incidence of nonunion, according to data presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

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