On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the proposed rule for the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”), formally titled CMS-1832-P....more
7/18/2025
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CMS Releases Proposed Rule for 2026 ESRD PPS -
As the nephrology organization representing the specialty on socioeconomic and physician practice issues, the Renal Physicians Association analyzes and disseminates...more
On June 27, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), through its Innovation Center (“CMMI”), released the Request for Applications (“RFA”) for a new payment and service delivery initiative: the Wasteful and...more
7/2/2025
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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1318 (SB 1318), enacting sweeping new restrictions on non-compete agreements applicable to physicians and, for the first time, extending similar...more
6/26/2025
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Byonyks, a medical device company focused on advancing dialysis care, today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Byonyks X1 APD Cycler, an automated peritoneal...more
6/16/2025
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ESRD ETC among value-based care models being ended early by CMS -
This decision to end the ESRD ETC payment model and several others on Dec. 31 aligns with CMS’ goal to focus on models that demonstrate potential for...more
A New Hope in Kidney Transplants: The Promise of Xenotransplantation -
Joe’s struggle for a kidney transplant highlights a dire reality: donor shortages are leaving countless patients in limbo. Enter Dr. PK, a pioneering...more
2/14/2025
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