Organ Transplantation
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Nov. 26 finalized a new
mandatory payment model that will begin on July 1, 2025 and test whether hospital
performance-based incentive payments or penalties will increase access to kidney
transplants while preserving or enhancing the quality of…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 26 released a final rule for the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model.
The Department of Health and Human Services Nov. 26 issued a final rule that expands access to kidney and liver transplants for individuals with HIV by removing clinical research requirements.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced that they anticipate a later start date for the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model.
The Health Resources and Services Administration Sept. 19 announced that it will award multi-vendor contracts for organ transplantation services, continuing an overhaul of the national organ transplant system.
The Health Resources and Services Administration Aug. 29 announced that it awarded a contract to the American Institutes for Research to support the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Board of Directors.
The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance has created new resources for health care providers to encourage more organ donation and transplants.
The AHA July 16 urged the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation not to implement its newly proposed Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model as currently constructed, expressing concerns about many of its design features.
July 16, 2024The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSureAdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHubert H. Humphrey Building200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-GWashington, DC 20201Submitted ElectronicallyRE: Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model Updates and the Increasing Organ…
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) on May 17 proposed a new mandatory payment model that would test whether performance-based incentive payments paid to or owed by participating kidney transplant hospitals increase access to kidney transplants while preserving or enhancing the…