Payment Model
Kidney group urges CMS to prioritize Increasing Organ Transplant Access payment model
The Kidney Transplant Collaborative expressed disappointment at the delayed CMS launch of the Increasing Organ Transplant Access model, according to a press release from the organization.
Bundled payment model may increase home discharge rates for underrepresented groups
Published results showed the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, a Medicare bundled payment program, may be associated with increased rates of home discharge for Hispanic patients compared with white patients.
Transplant society asks CMS to delay launch of new payment model
The American Society of Transplantation has asked CMS to delay up to a year the launch of a 6-year demonstration aimed at increasing kidney transplants and improvements in graft survival.
Corporate walk-in clinic closures 'not at all surprising,' highlight unsustainable system
The closure of walk-in clinics from massive corporations like Walmart and Walgreens is reflective of a primary care system in crisis, according to experts.
RPA: Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cut should be mostly neutral for nephrology
Proposed changes released earlier this month by CMS to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025 should have a minimal impact on payments to nephrologists, according to a summary by the Renal Physicians Association.
CMS proposes cutting physician payments for fifth straight year
CMS has released its proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, or PFS, which includes a 2.93% cut in physician payments from the previous year, according to a press release.
ACP encourages physicians to vote in ‘critical elections’ this year
BOSTON — “Now more than ever,” physicians need to consider the ways in which politics affect health care and how they practice medicine, Omar Atiq, MD, MACP, new president of the ACP, said during a press briefing.
VIDEO: Blaser says Congress may be ready to start work on physician payment reform
Members of Congress may be ready to start work on legislation to change how Medicare pays physicians – and avoid a last-minute yearly ritual of trying to offset cuts issued by CMS, according to Robert Blaser.
New chair of Kidney Care Partners discusses goals for 2024
Healio | Nephrology News & Issues recently interviewed Mahesh Krishnan, MD, MPH, MBA, the new chair of Kidney Care Partners, about goals for the advocacy group in the coming year.
AAOS urges CMS to reform Medicare payment policy changes for 2024
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has issued formal comments urging CMS to reform the proposed payment policy changes in the Medicare program for 2024, according to a press release.