Lead: CMS offers clinics financial incentives to start patients on home dialysis. But, despite evidence of better outcomes, payment for more than three home HD treatments a week must still be approved by MAC contractors, using medical justification. Rogue MACs have decided that NO justification is good enough for chronic daily home HD. Contact YOUR legislator and CMS and help us fight!

KidneyViews Blog Topics:

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• How Might the CHRONIC Care Act Affect People on Home Dialysis?
  10/12 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
• An Exemplar Dialysis Unit
  10/05 – Dr. John Agar
• Act Now! Graham-Cassidy Bill Threatens Healthcare for People with Kidney Disease
  09/25 – Dr. Teri Browne
• A Coordinated Assault to Stop Frequent Hemodialysis—Action Needed!
  09/21 – Dr. Alan Collins
• Incremental Dialysis
  09/14 – Dr. John Agar

Pipeline Technology

• A New Way to Remove More Toxins
• Obstacle Overcome to 3D Printed Kidneys
• Gel to Promote Dialysis Fistula Success

Home Dialysis in the News

• Attend a Rogosin “It’s Your Life” Info Session in NYC on Tuesday, Oct. 17
• Care Partners: Put on Your Own Oxygen Masks First
• Canadian Province to Offset HHD Costs

Industry Updates

• Satellite Optimal Transitions Program to Boost PD and Home HD
• Attending the ASN Meeting in New Orleans?

Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• New Act Could Expand Access to Telemedicine for Home Dialysis

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Winnipeg, Canada Expands Innovative PD Program

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

Each month, we gather recent research abstracts about home dialysis. Visit our Journal Watch to learn more:

• Why Do Patients Think PD is Underused?
• Obesity and PD Catheter Function
• The Impact of AGEs on the Gut Microbiome in PD
• More CMS Incentives Needed to Boost Home Dialysis
• Views of Patients vs. MDs Re: Important Dialysis Outcomes

Featured Link: Home Dialysis Central Patient Stories Stories matter—we have lots of them—and they are searchable! Find people like yourself or your patients to help see how home treatments can make life work better.