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In June, Yale New Haven Hospital completed one of the largest kidney chain exchanges ever in the U.S, matching nine kidney donors with nine end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. This heartwarming story first appeared in the Hartford Courant, highlighting an important, ongoing issue as well as a kidney care innovation. Paired donor transplants, which connect […]

Source: U.S. Renal Data Systems Quarterly Update An alarming trend continues: the number of people living with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has climbed by approximately 20,000 each year over the past decade. Based on this trajectory, the number is expected to surpass 800,000 this year. This situation risks being exacerbated by the number of COVID-19 […]

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) Annual Report, a publication which details the state of kidney disease in the country and serves as a comprehensive, updated resource on kidney disease. Founded in 1988 by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the USRDS began […]

The Cures Act opens the door for previously ineligible end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients to enroll in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan starting this fall. CMS expects an increase in the number of ESRD MA plan beneficiaries by 63%. ESRD patients are highly-complex and high-cost to care for and treat. MA plans still have time […]

For Immediate Release As COVID-19 Impacts Kidney Health, Enrollment Opens for 426,000+ Highly Complex, High Cost End-Stage Renal Disease Members to Choose a Medicare Advantage Plan Starting November 1st JULY 22, 2020—TAMPA, FL— Healthmap Solutions, a rapidly growing specialty Population Health Management (PHM) company with a flagship Kidney Health Management (KHM) program, urges Medicare Advantage […]

Providing enhanced support for kidney patients with heightened vulnerabilities during COVID-19 pandemic PORTLAND, Ore. – Regence today announced a new partnership with Healthmap Solutions—a growing national Population Health Management company with a flagship Kidney Health Management (KHM) program—to improve care and outcomes for Regence members with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and End Stage Renal Disease […]

Joe Vattamattam, Chief Executive Officer An important news story just broke in Modern Healthcare magazine on a subject we at Healthmap Solutions have been talking about for some time:  the “21st Century Cures Act”.  The article, ”Medicare Advantage insurers to be tested by a flood of patients with permanent kidney failure,” lays out the very […]

By Andrew Wall President and Chief Operating Officer Published April 24, 2020 The Sunday New York Times ran an attention-grabbing front-page news story. The article “An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis,” rings the alarm bell on an unsettling development in hospitals across the country; of the COVID-19 patients who […]

Dialysis is a lifeline for the approximately 726,000 people living with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Staying at home is not always an option for the vast majority who receive treatment at one of the 5,000 private dialysis centers across the country. Dialysis centers are working to ensure continued and safe access to treatment for patients […]

Behavioral-medical integration expert and clinical psychologist Tom Warnes, Ph.D., offers recommendations on maintaining emotional and physical wellbeing. The COVID-19 outbreak has everyone on edge. Fear of contracting the virus runs high, particularly among the most vulnerable, such as people living with kidney disease. Their compromised immune systems not only make them more susceptible to the […]