Association of VA Payment Reform for Dialysis with Spending, Access to Care, and Outcomes for Veterans with ESKD.

Virginia WangShailender SwaminathanEmily A CorneauMatthew L MaciejewskiAmal N TrivediAnn M O'HareVincent Mor

Published in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2020)

VA policies to standardize payment and establish national dialysis contracts increased the value of VA-financed community dialysis care by reducing reimbursement without compromising access to care or survival.

Keyphrases

healthcare
affordable care act
quality improvement
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
end stage renal disease
health insurance
pain management
public health
peritoneal dialysis
mental health
metabolic syndrome
chronic pain
free survival