CMS Estimates 0.5 Percent Pay Increase For ESRD Facilities In 2017

By Michelle M. Stein / June 24, 2016 at 6:24 PM
CMS estimates that it will increase pay to end-stage renal disease facilities by 0.5 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, and the agency also proposes to update its outlier policy and pay more for home and self-dialysis training in a proposed rule released Friday (June 24). CMS also proposes covering pay for renal dialysis services for those with acute kidney injury, as required by the Trade Preferences Extension Act. The following is a rundown of key pieces of the proposed...


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