Becker's Healthcare November 27, 2024
HHS and CMS have finalized a new, mandatory model for kidney transplant coordination across 103 hospitals. The model aims to increase access, address disparities and improve care coordination for patients navigating the kidney transplant process, while also reducing Medicare expenditures.
For participating transplant hospitals, the six-year Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model will go into effect July 1 and end June 30, 2031, according to a fact sheet released Nov. 26 by CMS.
Here are 10 things to know about the new transplant model:
- Twenty-four percent of annual Medicare spending goes toward the 130,000 Americans diagnosed with chronic kidney disease each year. Around 90,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, typically for more than...
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