Trump Targets Dialysis, Kidney Transplants in Care Overhaul
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President Donald Trump will announce an overhaul of the U.S. approach to care for people with kidney disease on Wednesday, an effort intended to move more patients out of costly dialysis centers and increase transplants.
Trump will direct Medicare to adjust payments for treatment of kidney disease to encourage patients to undergo dialysis at home, a person familiar with the plan said. Administration officials hope his proposal will also produce an additional 17,000 kidney transplants a year, the person said.