Hurrah for ASN Hill Day Kidney Advocates! 👏👏👏@UWNephrology faculty were guided through WA DC Hill Day by @ASNKidney Sr Mgr of Policy & Gov't Affairs, Ryan Murray. They met with elected officials advocating for #kidney #research funding and support. #champions @UWMedicine

Well said. Derek Forfang was a good man and a friend. I am feeling quite sad but his legacy will endure. I miss him already.

Beautiful sunrise run on the lakeshore. Thank you Northwestern University for inviting me to discuss transformation in kidney care today. Patients deserve better! @UWNephrology @ASNAdvocacy @RonWyden @HRSAgov @HHSGov @NKCAKidney @NU_Nephrology @nwkidney @SusanQuaggin

Mighty TeamASN took to the Hill for Kidney Health Advocacy Day - championing KidneyX and VA kidney support. Go Team! @ASNAdvocacy @nwkidney @eugelin06 @ASNKidney #kidneyadvocates #KidneysOnTheHill

Thank you to Asha Samuel and Congressman Blumenauer for being Kidney champions and supporting KidneyX and Kidney health!. @repblumenauer @ashaesamuel @ASNAdvocacy #kidneyadvocates @nwkidney

Super engaging meeting with Francisco Flores-Pourrat @RepLCD office! Thank you for being a Kidney champion. #kidneyadvocates @ASNAdvocacy @ASNKidney @eugelin06 @nwkidney

Excited about our research in @Health_Affairs on dialysis price markups in Medicare Advantage! w Bich Ly @ErinLDuffy1 Erin Trish @SchaefferCenter @KeckMedUSC @KeckKidneys Tl;Dr: 3 large plans (~48% MA mkt) paid 27% more than FFS Medicare for dialysis https://t.co/yZHO5l0mRa

In @ackdonline, we reviewed the implications of value-based payment models for patients with kidney disease. Not only do we discuss the ESRD QIP, ESCOs, ETC, and KCC...we also cover ACOs, HVBP, HRRP, BPCI, and MIPS. Check it out! https://t.co/RnDPfQ8yUT

Congratulations to Jonathan Himmelfarb (@XPOTASN) for being this year's ASN Lifetime Achievement Recipient of the Belding H. Scribner Award @ASNKidney @UWMedicine @KidneyResInst @uwmnewsroom

Great news! The voluntary model KCF/KCC has extended implementation period to 12/31/21 & full program begins 1/1/22. Chance to make improvements and get pass COVID issues. Participants will not have to reapply. TY @CMMI, @HHSGov @WhiteHouse

Hot off the press, CMMI has delayed the start date of KCC voluntary kidney payment models until January 2022. @RPANephrology

Okay, took me a long time to make this table (icons and everything) so please appreciate column 6. What protects from severe disease? T-cells! See this lovely article: https://t.co/Z0iwJl6J2s If virus totally toothless, defanged (Twilight references), vaccinated safe.

I think we can definitively say policy is the theme of ASN this year! @KidneySW @nwkidney #KidneyWeek2019

'The change starts now but does not end now ' Rachel Meyer, ASN Director of Policy and Govt Affairs taking about excitement over kidney policy arena @ASNAdvocacy @ASNKidney #kidneywk #KidneyWeek2019

'We're not talking about numbers, we're talking about patients...we are trying to make a difference ' Nick Uelecke, Advisor to @SecAzar @ASNAdvocacy @nwkidney

Tom Duvall ⁦@CMSinnovates⁩ encourages as many nephrology groups to apply to participate in the KCC voluntary kidney models as possible even if you do not fit perfectly into the criteria. #NephrologistAsCaptain

We're here to help the folks on the ground. We want to work with you. - Tom Duvall, CMMI at Kidney Week re: new kidney care models. Amazing that he's here on a Sunday morning! It shows their commitment #asn2019 @ASNAdvocacy @CMSinnovates @nwkidney

Thank you Kyle Hill, who works for @SuzanDelBene leading the Congressional Kidney Caucus, speaking about KidneyX, the new Executive Order, and Kidney Disease Education today at Kidney Week 2019. @nwkidney @ASNAdvocacy @ASNKidney

'Let's have MORE patients on home dialysis....let's prevent kidney failure and optimize the right approach for our patients!' And 'If we always waited for the perfect model, we'd never get anything done'. - Daniel Weiner @dwein003 #KidneyWeek2019 @nwkidney