Policy

Colin Roskey, JD, a health care lawyer and former federal health official, has been appointed executive director of Kidney Care Partners, according to a press release.

The AAP has published an updated version of its policy against tobacco and nicotine products, which includes a recommendation that pediatricians help prevent use among children.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — In this interview from the Annual Dialysis Conference, Eugene Lin, MD, MS, FASN, spoke about home dialysis policy and the profitability of switching from in-center dialysis.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — When imagining the future of home dialysis in the United States, innovation and policy changes are required, according to a presenter at the Annual Dialysis Conference, here.

The American College of Rheumatology is urging CMS to reconsider its current policy of allowing insurers to exclude copay assistance programs from counting toward a patient’s deductible, according to a press release.

The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes updated the clinical practice guidelines for treating patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease to recommend new practices, according to a press release.

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network passed a policy to provide Black patients impacted by the eGFR race coefficient with the opportunity to modify their wait time for transplantation, according to a press release.

Exact Sciences announced its support for recent policy changes that aim to increase access to noninvasive colorectal cancer screening tests and require Medicare and most insurers to pay for colonoscopy after a positive stool-based test.

The National Kidney Registry announced the Donor Shield program, which expands its paid leave policy for employees who become living organ donors.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The general fertility rate across the United States decreased over the past 30 years, according to data presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.