Dialysis payment bundle
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS issues 1proposed rule Sept. 15 significantly expanding the bundled payment for end stage renal disease dialysis to include services such as lab tests, drugs and other supplies. The rulemaking, required by the 2008 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, is intended to improve care efficiency. It applies to dialysis center treatments, which account for a majority of dialysis, and home-based treatments, which make up about 8% of the market (2"The Gray Sheet" Aug. 31, 2009)