At-Home Dialysis System Gets Landmark Medicare Designation
Executive Summary
Outset’s at-home dialysis system is the first technology approved for Transitional Add-on Payment Adjustment for New and Innovative Equipment and Supplies (TPNIES), a designation created for US Medicare kidney patients.
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