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Witness urges broader kidney screening, education and a new education benefit to reduce dialysis use
Summary
At the hearing, Dr. Watnick recommended expanding primary-care screening for kidney disease, promoting preemptive transplants and home dialysis, and passing a broader "kidney disease education benefit" beginning at earlier disease stages to improve outcomes and reduce costs.
Dr. Watnick told lawmakers that wider screening and patient education could reduce reliance on dialysis and improve patient outcomes.
Congressman Warren told the witnesses that ESRD is a major Medicare expense, citing an annual figure "over $50,000,000,000" and saying the program spends about seven times per ESRD patient compared with the average Medicare beneficiary. He…
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