CMS Navigator Training Includes Shifting ESRD Patients To Medicare

An Aug. 30 CMS webinar for navigators homed in on training navigators to advise people under 65 with end stage renal disease to move from Affordable Care Act plans to Medicare Part A. The advice comes amidst an ongoing policy battle between ESRD patient advocates and carriers who don't want to cover dialysis patients who have access to other programs. The webinar, “Moving from Marketplace to Medicare,” included a full review of how and when people can enroll in Medicare,...