Over the years, there have been federal efforts in the U.S. to shift dialysis for kidney care patients into the home. Meanwhile, home-focused kidney care companies have cemented their spot as part of the broader health care landscape.
In this environment, the question that lingers is if there’s a place for home health providers in the home-based kidney care space.
Roughly 37 million Americans live with chronic kidney disease and almost 700,000 have end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to the United States Renal Data System (USRDS). Despite this, at-home dialysis has been largely underutilized in the U.S., especially in comparison to other countries.
“There are two types of dialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis,” Adam Boehler, CEO of Rubicon Founders, told Home Health Care News. “One of the interesting things about our country versus other countries is that our levels of home dialysis are much lower. We’re looking at home dialysis rates in our country that are around 15%.”
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