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A final rule sets next year's per-treatment rate for kidney dialysis, finishes folding phosphate binder drugs into the payment and expands extra pay for low-volume clinics.
$297.52
Medicare's 2027 base payment per dialysis treatment, up from $281.71
Medicare raises dialysis payments 2.7% for 2027, and patient coinsurance rises with it
2.7%
estimated increase in total payments to dialysis facilities in 2027
Medicare raises dialysis payments 2.7% for 2027, and patient coinsurance rises with it
$50million
estimated increase in what Medicare patients pay in coinsurance
Medicare raises dialysis payments 2.7% for 2027, and patient coinsurance rises with it
7,600
approximate number of dialysis facilities Medicare expects to pay under the system in 2027
Medicare raises dialysis payments 2.7% for 2027, and patient coinsurance rises with it
