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RPA Public Policy Updates

RPA’s announcements and analyses of federal regulations and legislative proposals with implications for nephrology practice are posted in this section.

Title Modified Date
KCC PY 2025 Policy UpdatesNovember 25, 2024 
Discussion Draft of the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024October 28, 2024
October 11, 2024 Congressional Dear Colleague Letter on Physician ReimbursementOctober 15, 2024
RPA Summary and Analysis of the 2025 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed RuleJuly 17, 2024
RPA Summary and Analysis of the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule Final RuleNovember 16, 2022
Optimal Care for Kidney Health MIPS Value Pathway (MVP) July 11, 2022
RPA Update on Split/Shared Services February 17, 2022
VBC CKD Guidance December 28, 2021
Acute Inpatient Dialysis Leadership Principles November 1, 2021
Rationale Maintaining the Quarterly Face to Face Requirement August 1, 2021
Summary of RPA 2020 Policy Successes
January 5, 2021
RPA Sign On Letter with Vascular Societies on NGS pAVF LCD
December 18, 2020
CMS Releases Final Rule for ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) Payment Model
September 18, 2020
RPA Sign On Letter with the Transplant Roundtable on S. 3353, the Comprehensive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act
September 3, 2020
RPA Sign-On Letter with NKF on Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Legislation
August 31, 2020
RPA Issues Recommendations for Telehealth
August 10, 2020
RPA Preliminary Summary and Analysis of the 2021 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
August 5, 2020
RPA Telehealth Survey: Summary Results
May 26, 2020
RPA Telehealth Survey: Detailed Results
May 26, 2020
RPA Sign On Letter with the Friends of NIDDK Calling for Increased NIDDK Funding
April 21, 2020
RPA Letter to Hospital Organizations and Insurers on Policies Limiting Emergent Care Provided to ESRD Patients
April 15, 2020
RPA/ASPN Letter to Congressional Leadership on COVID-19 Policy Revisions
March 23, 2020
RPA's Guidance on Billing and Coding for Remote Nephrology Services March 19, 2020
Kidney Community Letter to All House Offices supporting HR 5534, the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act January 7, 2020
Ways and Means Committee Surprise Billing Summary
 
RPA Guidance on Voluntary Payment Models
November 5, 2019
RPA Summary and Analysis of the 2020 Medicare Fee Schedule Final Rule
November 5, 2019
RPA Preliminary Summary and Analysis of CMS Request for Applications (RFA) for Voluntary Kidney Payment Models
October 25, 2019
Proposed Payment Rules Yield Positive Results for Nephrology July 29, 2019
CMS Status Update on PTAC Recommended APM Proposals January 4, 2019