Key facts about PD reimbursement

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to offer incentives for home therapy¹

All dialysis modalities are reimbursed at the same prospective payment system (PPS) per-treatment payment rate, PD benefits under the bundle
The three-month waiting period for Medicare coverage is waived if patients choose home therapy over HD

How PD provides financial benefit to the healthcare system²

Why pre-dialysis education benefit is good for your patients while it reimburses you for your time^3,4

What does this mean?

What type of information should be covered in the pre-dialysis education sessions?³

References

Rivara MB, Mehrota R. The changing landscape of home dialysis in the United States. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2014;23(6):586-591.
Baxter Internal Data on File. (2018). The Moran Company Summary of Analysis 2014.
Medicare.gov. Your medicare coverage. Kidney disease education. Available at: https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/kidney-disease-edu.html. Accessed on August 1, 2018.
Shukla AM, Easom A, Singh M, et al. Effects of a comprehensive predialysis education program on the home dialysis therapies: a retrospective cohort study. Perit Dial Int. 2017;37(5):542-547.