Education, champions key to help patients stay committed to home dialysis

In the 1960s, if you were lucky enough to be approved for dialysis by your regional patient selection committee, home care was the one – and only – choice.
That changed in the 1970s after Congress passed legislation approving Medicare coverage for dialysis and transplantation for U.S. citizens who were diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease. Outpatient centers sprouted up across United States, and home dialysis virtually disappeared.
While about 13% of the prevalent ESKD population is using home therapies today, the kidney care community, along with CMS, is pushing for change. The

In the 1960s, if you were lucky enough to be approved for dialysis by your regional patient selection committee, home care was the one – and only – choice.
That changed in the 1970s after Congress passed legislation approving Medicare coverage for dialysis and transplantation for U.S. citizens who were diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease. Outpatient centers sprouted up across United States, and home dialysis virtually disappeared.
While about 13% of the prevalent ESKD population is using home therapies today, the kidney care community, along with CMS, is pushing for change. The