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Amber B Paulus1, Andrew D Howard2, Brandy A Vinson3
1Clinical Data Analyst/Patient Engagement Specialist, Quality Insights, Charleston, WV.
Abstract:
The End Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) Model is a mandatory payment model designed to encourage greater use of home dialysis and kidney transplantation among Medicare beneficiaries with kidney failure and to reduce Medicare expenditures while enhancing the quality of care offered to patients with kidney failure. The ETC model will run for six years, from January 1, 2021, to June 30, 2027. This article provides an overview of the ETC Model and analyzes its implications for dialysis providers.
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