The End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) model, a pay-for-performance program introduced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) to improve kidney outcomes, did not ...
For the last decade, nephrology practices have navigated kidney care focused Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (“Innovation Center”) models—from ESRD Seamless Care Organizations (“ESCOs”) ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a six-year mandatory model to increase access to kidney transplants, the agency announced Nov. 26. First proposed in May, the Increasing ...
The model aims to increase kidney transplants, improve care quality, and reduce disparities nationwide, involving 103 hospitals in diverse regions. Hospitals are incentivized to perform more ...
Isabella is a chronic disease reporter writing about how the Trump administration is tackling the nation’s health epidemic — or not. You can reach her on Signal at isabellacueto.03. The Centers for ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The demonstration project aims to increase kidney transplants by limiting discarded organs and encouraging ...
New Orleans — A public-private project, the Early Measures in Black and African-American Communities to Raise Kidney Disease (EMBARK) Awareness initiative, is helping to identify people at high risk ...
Following our original publication on April 23, 2026, we have had numerous conversations with stakeholders, nephrology practices, industry associations and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid ...