title: Medicare coverage changes force a DM approach to ESRD.
abstract: The cost of managing patients with chronic renal disease is staggering, and as much of the cost of care for ESRD patients shifts to manage care, new disease management strategies are proving instrumental.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019468:Disease Management; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States