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Advocacy Day 2027 Applications Are Open!
Applications for DPC’s 2027 Advocacy Day are now live! Be sure to submit your application for a chance to come to Washington, D.C., May 10 - 11, 2027, and speak with your members of [...]
Make Your Voice Heard and Help Get RESTORE Passed!
The Momentum Is Growing. The Work Is Not Done. With more than 90 Congressional cosponsors, bipartisan support for the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 2199/S. 1173) continues to grow. But support alone [...]
Take Action Today!
In light of last week’s hearing, DPC would like to encourage our members to help keep the momentum going. Visit our kidneyaction.org website to learn more about the Kidney Care Access Protection Act (S. [...]
House Hearing on Healthcare Issues Considers Kidney Care Bills
A September 15th hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee titled Examining Legislative Proposals to Reform Medicare Provider Payment had an important DPC priority on its agenda. In his opening statement, Congressman Morgan Griffith [...]
DPC Responds to Medicare Dialysis Payment Rule
DPC submitted comments on Medicare’s proposed payment update for 2027. DPC urged CMS to change its current policies, which continue to cause financial stress to dialysis care, staffing shortages, and lack of patient access to [...]
DPC’s Letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, on CMS-1846-P: CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis (AKI) Payment, and ESRD Quality Incentive Program
August 24, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20001 Re: CMS-1846-P: CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment [...]
