On May 8, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) model: a six-year mandatory payment model designed to expand equitable ...

Research has shown that a kidney transplant improves survival rates and quality of life for the hundreds of thousands of Americans with end-stage renal disease compared to remaining on dialysis.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The federal value-based Kidney Care Choices model for kidney disease is now in year 4. Result from year 1 show ...

Updated platforms are needed to accurately model renal fibrosis, a debilitating cause of chronic kidney disease ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The demonstration project aims to increase kidney transplants by limiting discarded organs and encouraging ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a six-year mandatory model to increase access to kidney transplants, the agency announced Nov. 26. First proposed in May, the Increasing ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced Monday it is extending three tracks within the Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model through 2027. Starting in performance year ...

HHS and CMS have finalized a new, mandatory model for kidney transplant coordination across 103 hospitals. The model aims to increase access, address disparities and improve care coordination for ...

A new study found that retinoic acid receptors (RARa) in the proximal tubules of the kidney play a crucial role in limiting the damaging effects of kidney injury that often lead to kidney failure.