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From Locked Out to Opting in: How the Cures Act Reshaped Medicare Advantage Utilization for Beneficiaries With End‐Stage Kidney Disease

Key takeaways

A US law change let people with kidney failure sign up for Medicare Advantage plans, which was blocked before. This study tracked how their use of care changed after the rules opened up. It is an observational look at insurance records, so it shows patterns, not proof of cause. It matters for what dialysis and transplant care costs a family in the US.

Who did this work

Sih-Ting Cai (University of Southern California) · Hailemichael Shone (Indiana University Bloomington) · Kosali Simon (Indiana University Bloomington) · Daniel Polsky (Johns Hopkins University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-28
https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.70150