The development of dialysis by early pioneers such as Willem Kolff and Belding Scribner set
in motion several dramatic changes in the epidemiology, economics and ethical frameworks …

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is a common and morbid disease that affects patients'
quality and length of life, representing a large portion of health care expenditure in the …

Results Overall, 619,126 patients with incident ESKD received dialysis at Medicare-certified
facilities, 2006–2013. Observed early PD experience increased from 9.4% before PPS to …

Structural racism embodies the many ways in which society fosters racial discrimination
through “mutually reinforcing inequitable systems” that limit access to resources and …

Socially disadvantaged persons, including racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with low
incomes, homeless persons, and non‐US citizens bear a disproportionate burden of end …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) use has increased in the United States since 2009, but how this has
affected disparities in PD use is unclear. We used data from the United States Renal Data …

Advocacy and policy change are powerful levers to improve quality of care and better
support patients on home dialysis. While the kidney community increasingly recognizes the …

Rationale & Objective Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients present with kidney failure
at younger ages than White patients. Younger patients are also more likely to receive …

Background Home-based dialysis therapies, home hemodialysis (HHD) and peritoneal
dialysis (PD) are underutilized in many countries and significant variation in the uptake of …

OBJECTIVES: The Medicare end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) prospective payment system
(PPS) for maintenance dialysis, implemented in 2011, resulted in modestly increased …