“The Trump administration Wednesday unveiled five new payment models aimed at transforming kidney care—including one that would be mandatory for some providers.”
“The End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices model will launch Jan.1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that certain ESRD treatment facilities and clinicians who manage care for beneficiaries with this condition will be required to participate, based on their location, which will be randomly selected.”
“Under the model, CMS intends to adjust payments to these providers either upward or downward based on their home dialysis and transplantation rates, with the aim of reducing the focus on clinic dialysis, officials said…”
“A significant amount of Medicare spending goes to dialysis and kidney care. It encompasses $114 billion in Medicare dollars, about 20% of the program’s total spending. About 37 million people have kidney disease.”
“The other four models will be voluntary demonstrations, according to CMS…”
“The new payment models are a key initiative within an executive order signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump that aims to improve kidney care. The order has three central goals: prevent people from developing kidney failure, boost access to in-home dialysis and make more kidneys available for transplants.” Read the full article here.
Source: CMS announces 5 new payment models aimed at kidney care – By Paige Minemyer, July 10, 2019. Fierce Healthcare.
