CMS: Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model

Notice of final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) making changes related to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) payments for calendar year 2022 and updating the payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by an ESRD facility to individuals with acute kidney injury (AKI). Also updates requirements for the Quality Incentive Program (QIP), including a measure suppression policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things. Includes rural references throughout. These regulations will be effective on January 1, 2022.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news