title: Back on the change, gang. What we may expect from Congress and CMS this year and the impact on nephrology.
abstract: In short, the lessons of this story are: Don't eat at a place called "Ma's". Don't play poker with a man named Doc. Don't go too far out on a limb making predictions in the 21st century's U.S. health policy arena.
authors.affiliation: Renal Physicians Association, Rockville, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blaser
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics*; D011057:Politics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States