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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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H.R. 8319 Would Pay MDs for Remote Physiologic Monitoring of Home Dialysis Patients
The “Keeping Individuals with Dialysis Needs Equipped through Year-round Remote Monitoring Act” or “KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Ac... [Read More]
Posted 06/17/2026 -
“Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026” Would Expand Medicare Payment
If passed, H.R. 8875 would boost coverage for respite care and mental health services for eligible home dialysis patients and offer u... [Read More]
Posted 06/17/2026 -
H.R. 8319 Introduced in the House in April
The bill, “Keeping Individuals with Dialysis Needs Equipped through Year-round Remote Monitoring Act” was referred to the Committ... [Read More]
Posted 05/15/2026
Home Dialysis in the News
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NKF Survey Sheds Light on Work Responsibilities and More
Of the renal nurse practitioners and physician responding, 64% provided no care to PD patients and 35% had no responsibilities for pr... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026 -
Home HD Now Offered in Croatia
The first patients are dialyzing in their homes. Ivan Durlen, Acting Head of the Dialysis Department of KB Dubrava believes 10% of Cr... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026 -
See interviews with 17 Influential Nephrology and Dialysis Pioneers
Dr. Dugan Maddux believes that hearing pioneer’s voices would enhance understanding of how kidney care evolved. See what she built!... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026
Industry Updates
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Update on H.R. 8875 “Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026.”
This bill would expand Medicare payment for temporary staff-assisted renal respite care and mental health services for eligible home ... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026 -
Stickman Industries Offers Many Products for Home Dialysis Patients
Chapter 11, Section 20.4 of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual says dialysis facilities should provide coverings for home dialysis pa... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026 -
Who Qualifies for Home Dialysis?
Dr. Raffi Minasian, medical director of Home Dialysis Centers in CA, provides PD and conventional and assisted home HD. His clinics t... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026
Living Well with Home Treatments
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Marvin is on PD through USA Dialysis in Missoula, MT
Watch and listen to Marvin and Dr. Ben Lawson talk about the benefits of home dialysis.... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026 -
Ashlee and Efren Describe how APD Helped Them Get Their Lives Back
Hear also from a well-known dialysis expert and two nephrologists, one of whom is a Byonyks investor. Experts say up to 50% of U.S. p... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026 -
Daniel Thompson Switched from In-center HD to Nocturnal Home HD
In a 4-minute video, he shares his concerns from before starting nocturnal dialysis, training, sharing tasks with his wife, and even ... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026
Pipeline Technology
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Byonyks on the Move: X-2 and X-3 APD Devices in Development
The pipeline devices will make ultrapure, non-inflammatory, and biocompatible dialysate on-demand to reduce medical waste, reduce the... [Read More]
Posted 07/16/2026 -
Dr. Ben Reynolds and the Virtual Reality Kidney Dialysis Training Project
Glasgow pediatric nephrologist Reynolds developed a tool to teach pediatric patient families about PD so they can see and test what i... [Read More]
Posted 06/17/2026 -
HollyTM Implantable Continuous Dialysis System Could be Ready for Human Trials Soon
The device, granted FDA breakthrough status last December, may be ready for human testing in 20-24 months. Besides being a bridge to ... [Read More]
Posted 04/14/2026