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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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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 -
Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2024 (H.R. 8075) Update
A bill to provide Medicare coverage for staff-assisted home dialysis has only 13 sponsors, but was referred to the House Ways & Means... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025 -
New Year, New President, New Congress: How Might These Changes Affect ESRD?
What We Know: Costs of prescribed formulary drugs for those with Medicare Part D is capped at $2000. C... [Read More]
Posted 01/13/2025
Home Dialysis in the News
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George Godoy is a Home HD Patient Turned Patient Care Technician
One kidney patient, George Godoy, shares his inspirational dialysis journey to help others in need of hope. His nurse, Sylvia, also s... [Read More]
Posted 04/23/2025 -
Tablo Care Patients and Care Partners Flourish
This article describes the findings of a new study of Tablo patients and care partners.... [Read More]
Posted 04/23/2025 -
What is It Like to Be a PD Nurse?
DaVita RN, Cristina, describes what and how she teaches patients to be independent and how PD nurses at other clinics offer each othe... [Read More]
Posted 03/13/2025
Industry Updates
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NKF Spring Clinical Meeting Home Dialysis Posters
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Posted 04/23/2025 -
Visit the MEI Booth (#100) at the Upcoming ANNA National Symposium
If you’ll be in Portland, Oregon for the May 1-4, 2025 ANNA symposium, pop by and see us. Learn about our brand new online nurse an... [Read More]
Posted 04/23/2025 -
The National Kidney Foundation has Updated Two of its Home Dialysis Resources
Home Dialysis coveres the t... [Read More]
Posted 03/13/2025
Living Well with Home Treatments
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Kristin Rice Demystifies PD and Exit Site Care
The Renal Support Networks shares this 31 minute video.... [Read More]
Posted 04/23/2025 -
Did You Miss Our Fitting Home Dialysis into Your Life Webinar?
Watch our hour-long recording! Melissa and Christina talk about their experiences making their busy lives work with home dialysis as ... [Read More]
Posted 04/23/2025 -
Meet Monique: a PD Patient and PD Nurse
In a 27-minute video, Monique discusses the 2 hats she wears and tips to stay healthy.... [Read More]
Posted 03/13/2025
Pipeline Technology
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Wearable PD Device to Purify and Reuse Dialysate
A research team from the Seoul National University College of Engineering is developing and testing a wearable PD device. If it makes... [Read More]
Posted 04/23/2025 -
Understand Sorbent Dialysis in 8 Minutes
Sorbent HD has been around for decades, but has not been widely used recently. Learn the advantages and challenges of sorbent and see... [Read More]
Posted 03/13/2025 -
Kidney Research UK Invests in a MicroBioSensor to Detect Peritonitis on PD
Early identification of PD peritonitis makes earlier treatment possible. A MicroBioSensor that detects white blood cells in PD efflue... [Read More]
Posted 02/14/2025