Benefits of a Transplant-Inclusive Value-Based Kidney Care Model

Current value-based care (VBC) models for kidney care, which include the Kidney Care Choices (KCC) model and the ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) model, do not appropriately incentivize the entire transplant process.

In an article published in Kidney International Reports, Benjamin Hippen, MD, of Fresenius Medical Care and his co-authors proposed a new transplant-inclusive value-based care (TIVBC) model aimed at treating the entire spectrum of kidney disease, including transplantation, and making kidney transplants more accessible and less expensive.

Dr. Hippen spoke to Nephrology Times about the proposed TIVBC model.