Ensuring the Equitable Advancement of American Kidney Health—the Need to Account for Socioeconomic Disparities in the ESRD Treatment Choices Model
Yuvaram N.V. Reddy, Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, Mallika L. Mendu
Abstract
The finalized ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) payment model was announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 18, 2020.[1][1] Recognizing the underutilization of home dialysis and kidney transplantation, CMS introduced the ETC model as part of the Advancing American
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MedicaidSocioeconomic statusDialysisMedicineKidney transplantationIntensive care medicineHealth equityKidney transplantFamily medicineGerontologyTransplantationActuarial scienceInternal medicinePublic healthHealth careEnvironmental healthEconomic growthBusinessNursingEconomicsPopulationRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementOrgan Donation and Transplantation