No improvements in ESRD Treatment Choices model outcomes after nearly 4 years

Summary: A Medicare program designed to boost home dialysis and kidney transplants has fallen flat after nearly four years. The End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) model offered bonuses and penalties to clinics to encourage better care. However, a recent study shows it didn't actually increase transplant or home dialysis rates. Instead, the main result was that more clinics got hit with financial penalties—jumping to 1 in 4 facilities by 2023. Experts think the goals might have been too hard to reach without helping patients with real-world barriers, like home utility costs.

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