Kidney Care Advocates Praise Biden For Pulling Third-Party Payer Rule

By Amy Lotven / February 2, 2021 at 3:47 PM
The Biden administration recently withdrew an unreleased draft rule on end-stage renal disease conditions of coverage that was expected to address the controversial issue of whether insurers must accept premium payments from third-party charities -- a move quickly applauded by kidney care advocates, although the rule could resurface. Insurers who had been urging HHS to prohibit payments from any entity that could financially benefit from third-party support did not comment on queries on the draft rule, which was withdrawn Jan...


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