Alliance Activities and Resources
2019
2018
- NxStage Letter to Palmetto GBA regarding MAC LCD (May 2018)
- Alliance supports HR 3635 – MAC Transparency (March 2018)
- Alliance sends letter to the Kidney Affinity Group regarding KDE (March 2018)
2017
- NKF Letter regarding MAC LCDs
- ASN Letter to Novitas regarding LCD
- RPA Template Letter regarding MAC LCDs
- Alliance submits comments to CMS on Draft Nursing Home Guidance (September 2017)
- Alliance submits comments to CMS on Physician Fee Schedule (September 2017)
- Alliance submits comments to CMS on ESRD PPS/QIP (August 2017)
- Alliance sends letter to Ways and Means Committee supporting Home Dilaysis Expansion (July 2017)
- Alliance sends letter to MedPAC (February 2017)
- Alliance sends letter to CMMI (February 2017)
2016
- Alliance sends letter to Senate Finance Chronic Care Working Group on expanding access to home dialysis therapies (January, 2016)
- Alliance submits comments to CMS on End Stage Renal Disease rule for calendar year 2017 (August, 2016)
- Alliance submits comments to CMS on Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2017 (September 2016)
- Alliance sends letter to Senate Finance Chronic Chare Working Group supporting the discussion draft for improving the care and treatment of Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. (December 2016)
2015
- Alliance sends letter to House Appropriations Committee on patient access to health technology (May, 2015)
- Alliance submits comments to CMS on Conditions for Coverage for ESRD facilities (March, 2015)
- Alliance sends letter to the National Kidney Foundation on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI) (April, 2015)
- Alliance sends letter of support to Congressman Mike Thompson and Gregg Harper on H.R. 2948- the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (July, 2015)
- Alliance submits comments to CMS on the calendar year 2016 End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program (August, 2015)
- Alliance submits comments to CMS on 2015 proposed rule updating the requirements for Long-Term Care facilities under Medicare (September, 2015)
2014
- Alliance Sends Letter in Support of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s 21st Century Cures Initiative (May, 2014)
- Alliance Sends Letter to CMS in Support of Parity in Physician Payments for In-Center and Home Dialysis (April, 2014)
- Alliance Joins Letter Sent to House and Senate Appropriators in Support of NIDDK and Kidney Research Funding (April, 2014)
- Alliance Encourages Incorporation of American Society of Nephrology Home Dialysis Training Benchmarks into Nephrology Curriculum (March, 2014)
2013
- Alliance Submits Comments Applauding MedPac’s Support for Continued Expansion of Home Dialysis Utilization; Provides Resources on Racial Disparities (December, 2013)
- Alliance Submits Comments on Novitas Solutions’ Draft Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) for Frequency of Dialysis (November, 2013)
- Alliance Submits Comment Letter to CMS on the CY 2014 ESRD PPS and PY 2016 QIP Rule (August, 2013)
- Alliance Sends Letter to CMS Asking for an Appropriate Update to the Training Add-on Payment for Home Hemodialysis (June, 2013)
- Alliance sends letter to Judith Kari highlighting survey and certification issues experienced by some facilities and requested a meeting (April, 2013)
- Alliance sends a letter to the FDA urging the Agency to provide more certainty to manufacturers looking to develop innovative nocturnal home hemodialysisdevices (April, 2013)
- Alliance expresses support for Congressional letter sent to HHS Secretary Sebelius (March, 2013)
2012
- Alliance urges Congress to protect the ESRD Prospective Payment System (December, 2012)
- Alliance comments on MedPAC’s assessment of payment for outpatient dialysis services (December, 2012)
- Alliance comments on CMS’ Proposed ESRD Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program Rule (August, 2012)
- Click here to view background materials from the Summit.
- UPDATED Avalere Health’s Analysis on the Distribution of Dialysis Patients Utilizing Home Modalities, broken down by Race and State [2012 Medicare Data]
- UPDATED Avalere Health’s Analysis on the Distribution of Dialysis Patients Utilizing Home Modalities, broken down by Race and ESRD Network [2012 Medicare Data]
- United States Renal Data System 2012 Atlas of CKD & ESRD
2011
- Avalere Health’s Analysis on the Distribution of Dialysis Patients Utilizing Home Modalities, broken down by Race and State [2011 Medicare Data]
- Avalere Health’s Analysis on the Distribution of Dialysis Patients Utilizing Home Modalities, broken down by Race and ESRD Network [2011 Medicare Data]
Patient and Clinician Information and Tools
- American Association of Kidney Patients “My Health”
- Dialysis Patient Citizens Tools & Resources
- Hemodialysis At Home: A Better Way For a Better Life
- Home Dialysis Central Resources for People with Kidney Disease
- Home Dialysis Central Resources for Professionals
- Home Dialyzors United (HDU) Buddies Program
- Medical Education Institute Inc. “Help I Need Dialysis”
- National Kidney Foundation Patient & Family Resources