Education ANNA Health Policy Handbook (Posted March 2017) Advocacy Toolkit Federal Budget & Appropriations Primer Background on Relevant Federal Committees, Commissions, and Task Forces (Posted October 2014) Reimbursement Overview: Brief History of Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Reimbursement - This fact sheet provides a brief history of some of the major changes in reimbursement for the Medicare ESRD program since its enactment in 1972. (Posted February 2015) ESRD Quality Incentive Program ~ Comparison Chart of Proposed vs. Final Rules Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ESRD Quality Incentive Program Information page on the CMS Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Facilities - This page on the ANNA website provides links to documents and resources related to the CMS Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Facilities Tools State Fact Sheets on Kidney Disease Incidence Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Patient Assessment Tool - This tool developed by ANNA and the National Kidney Foundation is designed to assist ESRD facilities in their efforts to comply with the CMS Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Facilities released in April 2008 Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Patient Assessment Tool ~ Pediatrics - This tool developed by ANNA's Pediatric Specialty Practice Network is designed to assist ESRD facilities in their efforts to comply with the CMS Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Facilities released in April 2008
