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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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Nevada Opens Medigap to Under 65s with Medicare Due to ESRD or Disability
The Nevada governor signed SB 292, which takes effect on 10/1/2025.... [Read More]
Posted 06/11/2025 -
Ask your Members of Congress to Help More Patients Access Home Dialysis.
A bill called “Improving Access to Home Dialysis” was introduced in the last session of Congress. NKF says to share with your ele... [Read More]
Posted 05/20/2025 -
Expanding Care in the Home Act (H.R. 2853)
This bill would authorize Medicare payment for staff-assisted home dialysis, home infusion services and lab specimen mailing costs, a... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025
Home Dialysis in the News
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Meet Dana and Andrew Flamenbaum
Both have Type I diabetes, started in-center HD, and now are on PD hoping for living donor kidney transplants.... [Read More]
Posted 08/21/2025 -
Top 10 U.S. Cities for Access to Dialysis
Is your city is listed? Among urban clinics, 50.8% offer PD, 28.5% offer home HD and 16% have late in-center shifts. Rural patients... [Read More]
Posted 08/21/2025 -
Ukrainian PD Patients Get Help to Run Cyclers When Power is Out
In Ukraine, of 10,708 patients with severe kidney disease, 206 are on APD and 400 on CAPD. This article shares stories of Larissa, Ma... [Read More]
Posted 05/20/2025
Industry Updates
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Yes! Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) can do PD
A new study found PD to be safe and effective with no difference in rates of complications based on cumulative liver or kidney volume... [Read More]
Posted 09/15/2025 -
Northwest Kidney Center and Outset are collaborating to grow home HD with the Tablo machine
The Tablo machine is designed to operate using a standard electrical outlet and tap water. The collaboration brings the home dialysis... [Read More]
Posted 09/15/2025 -
Vantive and Innovative Renal Care have entered into an agreement to expand PD
IRC will use Vantive’s Sharesource 2-way patient management platform for APD patients, Sharesource will integrate with IRC’s EMR,... [Read More]
Posted 09/15/2025
Living Well with Home Treatments
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how to vacation on PD
In this 2-minute short video, a PD patient’s spouse describes how to vacation on PD. From notifying the clinic, flying with the PD ... [Read More]
Posted 09/15/2025 -
ESRD Networks’ webinar Bringing It Home: Exploring the Benefits of Home Dialysis
A physician shares facts about home dialysis and patients share tips and experiences in this one hour forum.... [Read More]
Posted 09/15/2025 -
TikTok Sensation Spudman Peels Back the Curtain on Living with Kidney Failure
Read about Ben Newman (Spudman) and his life with kidney failure from diagnosis at in 2010 at age 20, to in-center HD where he met hi... [Read More]
Posted 09/15/2025
Pipeline Technology
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eGenesis Announces IND Clearance for EGEN-2784 in Kidney Transplant
The IND clearance supports a Phase 1/2/3 study to determine the safety and efficacy of their porcine-derived kidney in patients with ... [Read More]
Posted 09/15/2025 -
The First Artificial Kidney Built in Canada has Ties to London: A Revolution in Care for Patients with Kidney Failure
Think dialysis hasn’t changed much? check out this article about the “Kolff kidney,” the first dialysis machine developed 76 ye... [Read More]
Posted 09/15/2025 -
Fresenius Shares 5 Ways Artificial intelligence is Helping Dialysis Care
Learn how AI is reducing short and long-term PD interruptions, risk of access failure, and hospitalizations; informing a device to mo... [Read More]
Posted 08/21/2025