'Let's have MORE patients on home dialysis....let's prevent kidney failure and optimize the right approach for our patients!' And 'If we always waited for the perfect model, we'd never get anything done'. - Daniel Weiner @dwein003 #KidneyWeek2019 NW Kidney Centers

Thank you Kyle Hill, who works for Suzan DelBene leading the Congressional Kidney Caucus, speaking about KidneyX, the new Executive Order, and Kidney Disease Education today at Kidney Week 2019. NW Kidney Centers ASN Advocacy American Society of Nephrology

We're here to help the folks on the ground. We want to work with you. - Tom Duvall, CMMI at Kidney Week re: new kidney care models. Amazing that he's here on a Sunday morning! It shows their commitment #asn2019 ASN Advocacy CMS Innovation Center NW Kidney Centers

Tom Duvall ⁦CMS Innovation Center⁩ encourages as many nephrology groups to apply to participate in the KCC voluntary kidney models as possible even if you do not fit perfectly into the criteria. #NephrologistAsCaptain

'We're not talking about numbers, we're talking about patients...we are trying to make a difference ' Nick Uelecke, Advisor to Alex Azar ASN Advocacy NW Kidney Centers

I think we can definitively say policy is the theme of ASN this year! suzanne watnick NW Kidney Centers #KidneyWeek2019

'The change starts now but does not end now ' Rachel Meyer, ASN Director of Policy and Govt Affairs taking about excitement over kidney policy arena ASN Advocacy American Society of Nephrology #kidneywk #KidneyWeek2019

Okay, took me a long time to make this table (icons and everything) so please appreciate column 6. What protects from severe disease? T-cells! See this lovely article: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… If virus totally toothless, defanged (Twilight references), vaccinated safe.

Hot off the press, CMMI has delayed the start date of KCC voluntary kidney payment models until January 2022. RPA-Nephrology

Great news! The voluntary model KCF/KCC has extended implementation period to 12/31/21 & full program begins 1/1/22. Chance to make improvements and get pass COVID issues. Participants will not have to reapply. TY Micro Interactions, HHS.gov The White House

Congratulations to Jonathan Himmelfarb (Jonathan Himmelfarb) for being this year's ASN Lifetime Achievement Recipient of the Belding H. Scribner Award American Society of Nephrology UW Medicine Kidney Research Institute UW Medicine Newsroom

In @ackdonline, we reviewed the implications of value-based payment models for patients with kidney disease. Not only do we discuss the ESRD QIP, ESCOs, ETC, and KCC...we also cover ACOs, HVBP, HRRP, BPCI, and MIPS. Check it out! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Excited about our research in Health Affairs on dialysis price markups in Medicare Advantage! w Bich Ly Erin L. Duffy Erin Trish @SchaefferCenter @KeckMedUSC Keck SOM of USC Nephrology Tl;Dr: 3 large plans (~48% MA mkt) paid 27% more than FFS Medicare for dialysis healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hl…

Super engaging meeting with Francisco Flores-Pourrat Archive: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer office! Thank you for being a Kidney champion. #kidneyadvocates ASN Advocacy American Society of Nephrology Eugene Lin NW Kidney Centers

Thank you to Asha Samuel and Congressman Blumenauer for being Kidney champions and supporting KidneyX and Kidney health!. Earl Blumenauer Asha Samuel ASN Advocacy #kidneyadvocates NW Kidney Centers

Mighty TeamASN took to the Hill for Kidney Health Advocacy Day - championing KidneyX and VA kidney support. Go Team! ASN Advocacy NW Kidney Centers Eugene Lin American Society of Nephrology #kidneyadvocates #KidneysOnTheHill

Beautiful sunrise run on the lakeshore. Thank you Northwestern University for inviting me to discuss transformation in kidney care today. Patients deserve better! UW Nephrology ASN Advocacy Ron Wyden HRSA HHS.gov Nonprofit Kidney Care Alliance Northwestern Kidney NW Kidney Centers Susan Quaggin

Well said. Derek Forfang was a good man and a friend. I am feeling quite sad but his legacy will endure. I miss him already.

Hurrah for ASN Hill Day Kidney Advocates! 👏👏👏UW Nephrology faculty were guided through WA DC Hill Day by American Society of Nephrology Sr Mgr of Policy & Gov't Affairs, Ryan Murray. They met with elected officials advocating for #kidney #research funding and support. #champions UW Medicine