Comment: Rule must change to allow dialysis as end-of-life care
04/16/24 at 03:00 AM
Comment: Rule must change to allow dialysis as end-of-life care
HeraldNet, by Matthew Rivara and Mackenzie Daniek; 4/13/24
More than 1 in 7 American adults live with chronic kidney disease, making it one of the most common chronic disease conditions in the United States. ... Medicare will generally not reimburse health care providers for dialysis treatments if a patient has elected to enter hospice care, as dialysis treatments are considered by Medicare to be “curative” rather than “palliative” care. Because of this, most patients getting dialysis for ESRD must forego all dialysis treatment after entering a hospice program.