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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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ACA Plan Premiums Could Skyrocket
Medicare is not affected, but some home dialysis patients may have kept ACA plans with lower premiums when they started dialysis... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025 -
The Telehealth Coverage Act of 2025 H.R. 2263, Could Keep COVID Telehealth Rules
Currently, the bill has no co-sponsors and the House has not been in session for weeks. Contact your U.S. Representative and ask for ... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025 -
Affordable Care Act’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTC) End 12/31/2025
Those who earn 400% of federal poverty or less ($62,600 for an individual) will still get ePTCs with lower credits in 2026. Those wit... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2025
Home Dialysis in the News
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Justin Pham Started HD Emergently and Switched to PD
He shares how PD allows him to schedule dialysis so he can spend time with friends, work, and create TikTok videos. See his video... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025 -
Strive Health Receives $550 million to Expand Services and Partnerships
The company will expand its value-based model as well, and add AI tools and analytics to its technology.... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2025 -
NIDDK Awards $3.9M 5-year Grant to Study Home Dialysis Quality of Life
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases-funded study is a collaboration with the University of Virginia ... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2025
Industry Updates
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ASN Kidney Week 2025 Home Dialysis Sessions
A number of live and poster sessions addressed topics related to home dialysis: November 5 home dialysis... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025 -
NKF and Vantive Launch a Home Dialysis Awareness and Education Campaign
There’s a short quiz on the NKF site with a link to resources about overcoming challenges.... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025 -
Vantive CONNECT is Powering a New Ecosystem Called HomeAdvantage
The platform incorporates PD therapy, supply ordering, technical support, and education. Vantive is investing $1 billion in innovatio... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025
Living Well with Home Treatments
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Free AKF Dialysis at Home webinar on November 20 from 11-4 ET
Speakers include patients, care partners, health professionals, and advocates.... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025 -
AKF Kidney Collective Podcast Interviews Home Dialysis Patient
In episode 6, Leigh-Ann Williams, AKF’s 2021 Hero of Hope, was on in-center, transitioned to home dialysis, and completed two maste... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025 -
3-1/2 Minute Video Features Gabriele (on PD) and Steve (on Home HD)
Both share how home dialysis allows them to live a full life.... [Read More]
Posted 11/11/2025
Pipeline Technology
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VenoStent, Inc. is Recruiting Patients for a Clinical Trial of the SelfWrap
The trial, for patients 18 and older is called the SelfWrap-Assisted ArterioVEnous Fistulas (SAVE-Fistulas) Study. See the website to... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2025 -
Diality Treated its First Patient in the Moda-flx Home IDE PRESCRIBE Cinical Trial
This trial is in partnership with aQua Research Institute and aQua Dialysis in Texas.... [Read More]
Posted 10/14/2025 -
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