Kidney Care Partners sends comments on the proposed bundle

[angieskidney]

Kidney Care Partners sends comments on the proposed bundle

12/14/2009

Kidney Care Partners, a coalition of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers and manufacturers, sent written comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the proposed ESRD bundled payment system.

KCP comments on the bundle

KCP technical review of the bundle

http://nephronline.com/features.asp?F_ID=491

[cschwab]

I guess today is the last day for comments if I recall correctly.

I hope bundling will fix what I've read and heard about the abuse of epogen over the years:

http://dialysisethics2.org/index.php/Our-Concerns/dialysis-treatment-a-punch-in-the-kidneys.html

[cschwab]

(Press Release from the office of Congressman Pete Stark)

GAO REPORT EVALUATES PAYMENT BUNDLING FOR DIALYSIS TREATMENT
CMS Affirms Commitment to Monitoring the Quality of Care for ESRD Patients

WASHINGTON