Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model
The Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model will build upon the existing Comprehensive End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care (CEC) Model structure – in which dialysis facilities, nephrologists, and other health care providers form ESRD-focused accountable care organizations.
Newsroom Fact SheetNew CMS Proposals to Modernize and Drive Innovation in Durable Medical Equipment and End-Stage Renal Disease Programs
Combined actions would increase access to durable medical equipment, reduce administrative burden, and encourage development of innovative therapies for beneficiaries on dialysis.
Newsroom Press ReleaseBetter Care, Smarter Spending, Healthier People: Improving Our Health Care Delivery System
Improving the quality and affordability of care received by Americans is, alongside increasing access to it, a core pillar of the Affordable Care Act.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE CARE
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a new initiative designed to identify, test, and evaluate new ways to improve care for Medicare beneficiaries with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE LAUNCHES MISSISSIPPI HEALTH FIRST COLLABORATIVE FOR DIABETES CARE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS
A statewide effort to improve care for patients with diabetes across Mississippi, particularly for patients considered to be “medically underserved ,” is being announced today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The initiative is called the Mississippi Health First Collaborative.
Newsroom Press ReleaseQUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN ESRD PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT PROPOSED RULE
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop and implement by January 2011, a fully bundled prospective payment system (PPS) for dialysis services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries who are diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Newsroom Fact SheetEND STAGE RENAL DISEASE POLICY AND PAYMENT INITIATIVES
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is undertaking a number of initiatives to improve care of Medicare beneficiaries with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), while refining payment policies for services received by these patients to insure that they support the provision of high quality care.
Newsroom Fact SheetCMS LAUNCHES BREAKTHROUGH INITIATIVE FOR MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN CARE FOR KIDNEY PATIENTS
In conjunction with National Kidney Month, and with close collaboration with key stakeholders in the kidney disease community, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the launch of Fistula First, to get “breakthrough” improvements in the use of safe vascular access.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE ANNOUNCES NEW PREVENTIVE BENEFITS AND PHYSICIAN PAYMENT INCREASES IN FINAL PHYISICIAN PAYMENT RULE FOR 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued Medicare’s final rule for physician payment for 2005, with new benefits and higher payments for preventive services including a “Welcome to Medicare Physical” and increased payment rates to physicians.
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