Conclusions and Relevance
kidney failure
END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE, KIDNEY FAILURE
This study noted that, although the overall rate of dialysis use at home was greater after ETC implementation, the increase occurred more among patients in ETC markets than among those in non-ETC markets. These findings suggest that federal policy and financial incentives affected care for the entire incident dialysis population in the US.This cohort study examines changes in the use of home dialysis among patients with kidney failure after implementation of the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices payment model.