Implementing the End-Stage Renal Disease Program of Medicare

Richard A. Rettig, Ellen L. Marks

ResearchPublished 1980

Analyzes the implementation of the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program of Medicare. Section 299I of Public Law 92-603, October 30, 1972, extends Medicare coverage to over 90 percent of Americans if they have permanent kidney failure and require dialysis or transplantation to live. The program had 11,000 beneficiaries on July 1, 1973; average annual enrollment for 1979 was 56,000 patients; and the patient population is projected to grow to 90,000 by 1995. ESRD benefit payments in 1974 were $283 million; they are estimated at $1.2 billion for 1979; and now exceed 4 percent of all Medicare expenditures. The report analyzes program implementation in relation to the administrative system, the stages of planning and operations, and the substance of reimbursement and medical issues.

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