Letter from Kidney Care Partners to CMS Regarding CMS–1732–P: ESRD PPS, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services for Individuals with AKI, and ESRD QIP; Focus on ESRD QIP

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The Kidney Care Partners (KCP) provides comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding CMS–1732–P: End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS), Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), and End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program (QIP). This letter outlines KCP’s support for the proposals related to the ESRD QIP and highlights concerns about the validity and reliability of some of the measures, as well as structural problems, including the impact of the pandemic on the QIP.