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NKF Response to Requests for Information on the ESRD Payment System

Key takeaways

On September 4, 2026, the National Kidney Foundation answered Medicare's requests for information about how kidney failure care is paid for. It gave positions on dialysis at home, dialysis focused on comfort rather than cure, and schedules other than the standard three sessions a week. This is advocacy aimed at future rules, so nothing has changed yet and there are no results. If Medicare acts on it, it could change what dialysis options patients can actually get covered.

Source

Page · Forager · 2026-09-04
https://www.kidney.org/news-stories/nkf-response-to-requests-information-esrd-payment-system