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End stage renal disease facilities in 2022 can expect a 2.5% payment increase compared to 2021, according to the final rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The final CY 2022 ESRD PPS base rate is $257.90, which is an increase of nearly $5 to the current base rate of $253.13. For hospital-based ESRD facilities, CMS projects an increase in total

The Biden administration dropped a final rule Friday that will reward providers that improve rates of home dialysis and kidney transplants among low-income Medicare and dual-eligible beneficiaries.

OHA released the 2020 Coordinated Care Organization Metrics Report, showing the results of Oregon’s Quality Incentive Program.

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 UAPB School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Thirty years ago, Kenneth Carswell knew he had met his soulmate when he went on a date with Jacqueline Rhodes. During the dinner out, the conversation turned toward their individual goals for the future. It just so happened that Kenneth and Jacqueline had the same dream – to someday own and retire to a farm. After they got married, the Carswells, who lived in Florida, spent their professional lives working towa...

CMMI unveils ESRD payment model to improve health equity Getty Images/iStockphoto CMS on Thursday unveiled its first value-based payment model directly addressing health equity, a top Biden administration priority. The pay model is part of the agencys 2022 end-stage renal disease prospective payment system proposed rule. CMS plans to modify the ESRD Treatment Choices Models benchmarking and scoring methodology to encourage dialysis providers to reduce disparities in home dialysis and kidney tr...

The federal government fined many St. Louis area nursing homes for infection control problems at the same time it paid them incentive money for low infection rates.

Watershed council hears presentation from Adam Kramer Tainter Creek THE KRAMER FAMILY of Patch Grove, who own and operate Black Sand Granary, seem to delight in their field of sunflowers. Adam and Kellie Kramer are shown with their four children, from left, Ezra (10), Hailey (13), Harper (11), and Ila (4). Sun flowers are a joy to watch because, like solar panels mounted to follow the sun’s progress across the sky, they swivel their ...