Purpose : In the United States, all individuals with end-stage renal (ESRD) disease are automatically eligible for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Recently, there have been questions about whether the diagnosis of ESRD alone is an appropriate criterion for determining disability ...
End Stage Renal Disease impacts the lives of over 725,000 Americans and their families. In 1972, despite the cost of supporting a rapidly growing chronic condition at the time, the United States initiated a system whereby everyone would be treated that ...
Furthermore, the manipulation of macronutrients, including fat and carbohydrates, in DASH diet may show additional benefits in slowing risk of CKD progression. We found that DASH diet accordance was not associated with mortality when it was included as the endpoint in the competing risk model in ...
While a vast majority of CMS-2728 forms continue to be submitted to CMS and the Social Security Administration (SSA) correctly, data reveal an increase in the number of incomplete forms between 2012 and 2016. This article discusses the reasons forms remain incomplete in CROWNWeb, ...