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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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Expanding Care in the Home Act (H.R. 2853)
This bill would authorize Medicare payment for staff-assisted home dialysis, home infusion services and lab specimen mailing costs, a... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2024 (H.R. 8075) Update
A bill to provide Medicare coverage for staff-assisted home dialysis has only 13 sponsors, but was referred to the House Ways & Means... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
New Year, New President, New Congress: How Might These Changes Affect ESRD?
What We Know: Costs of prescribed formulary drugs for those with Medicare Part D is capped at $2000. C... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025
Home Dialysis in the News
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First Diality Patient Dialysis on New FDA-approved Moda-flx HD Machine
The treatment took place at Ontario-Holt Dialysis in Ontario, CA.... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
Baxter will Provide a Supply Update in Early 2025
A 12/19/2024 update said Baxter increased allocations of some PD solutions and expanded new PD starts.... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
Baxter Plant Expected to be at 100% by the End of the Year
See the WCNC video where the speaker mentions PD supplies at 9:28.... [Read More]
Posted 12/11/2024
Industry Updates
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NKF 2025 Survey: Patients Want More Home Dialysis Options
Patients responding had several things on their wish list, including more home dialysis options.... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
Annual PD Machine Operating Cost is $24/mo or Less
Depending on a PD machine’s wattage and treatment length, the cost for 8 hours of APD ranges from ... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
Premier Dialysis Videos: How to Read and Use PD Bags From Other Countries
Premier Dialysis made videos covering PD bags from four countries for use while Baxter supplies are in short supply after Hurrica... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025
Living Well with Home Treatments
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Small Business Owner Kevin Boozer Does Home HD
Watch a short video on how overcame fear to choose home HD with support from his home training nurse after PD failed.... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
Dawn Edwards is a Patient Advocate, Does Nocturnal Home HD, and Travels
Watch her 24-minute video for Renal Support Network’s Hope Week where she provides travel tips.... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
Dialysis Nurse Lindsey Sippl Helps Home Patients Teach Hospital Nurses
Watch the 9 minute video... [Read More]
Posted 12/11/2024
Pipeline Technology
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University of North Carolina’s GENESIS project to make HD device the size of a cell phone
Researchers are attempting to create dialyzer membranes that weigh just grams and could be used in a small portable HD device that re... [Read More]
Posted 09/12/2024 -
Kamal Shah of NephroPlus Discusses Dalysis Innovations
Learn about the WAK 3.0 for HD, Vicenza and AWAK for PD, wearable peritoneal dialysis, and bio-artificial kidneys in the pipeline.... [Read More]
Posted 08/16/2024 -
Global Wearable Artificial Kidney Market Expected to Grow
A market report expects the value of the global wearable artificial kidney market to be more than $9 billion in 2024 and to exce... [Read More]
Posted 07/12/2024