CMS Proposes 1.6% ESRD Pay Bump For 2024

CMS on Monday (June 26) proposed a 2024 pay rule for renal dialysis services expected to give providers an overall 1.6% pay bump compared to this year, but the $4.42 increase to base pay is significantly lower than 2023’s pay increase. The agency also proposed several new add-on payments and stuck by last year’s decision to work oral-only drugs into the payment mix in 2025 despite significant opposition from the dialysis lobby . The dialysis lobby has had a difficult...