Welcome to the RPA's Nephrology Coverage Advocacy Program

RPA launched the NCAP initiative in 2003 to provide robust policy and regulatory education and training and shape policies at the federal and local level. NCAP continues to evolve as a forum for local leaders in nephrology to discuss the best strategies for promoting awareness of kidney disease and ensuring that coverage and payment policies do not compromise kidney patient care.

NCAP is actively involved in educating RPA members about reimbursement, coverage and regulatory issues which impact patient care and serves as a forum where nephrology practitioners can share information regarding renal coverage policies across state and regional boundaries.

The 2018 NCAP Annual Forum will be held June 23-24,2018 in Washington, DC.

 

Register today!

View the draft 2018 Annual Forum agenda. The 16th Annual NCAP Forum is supported by an educational grant from Amgen. 

 

 

2017 RPA Webinar Series

Building Block for Effective Advocacy 
Speaker: Brendan Bowman, MD
Available on RPA eLearning

Impact of Coverage Decisions on Dialysis Frequency
Speakers: Rebecca Schmidt, DO and Lawrence Weisberg, MD
Available on RPA eLearning

Successful Participation in the Quality Payment Program
Speaker: Terry Ketchersid, MD
Available on RPA eLearning. 

ESRD Bundle Add-on: What Nephrologists Need to Know
Speaker: Keith Bellovich, DO
Available on RPA eLearning

The 2017 NCAP webinar series was supported by an educational grant from Amgen.

 

2017 NCAP Annual Forum 
The 15th Annual RPA NCAP Forum was held June 3-4, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Annual Forum was supported by an educational grant from Amgen. 

View the presentations. 

 

There's no registration fee to attend NCAP or Capitol Hill Day and all nephrology practitioners and practice managers are invited to attend!

Here’s what past attendees have said about this Forum:

"The ONLY place to get comprehensive info regarding policy and payment matters."

“NCAP gives me direct insight into reimbursement issues facing nephrology practices in other regions as well as my own. I find this an important “heads up” as to trends that might be coming my way.”

“NCAP helps me understand the nuances of payment systems."

“NCAP provides perspectives that can't be gotten anywhere else."


For more information, please contact Amy Beckrich at 301-468-3515 or abeckrich@renalmd.org.

If you are a CAC representative, please let us know by contacting Amy Beckrich at abeckrich@renalmd.org.