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2 articles on cms — industry analysis, technical deep-dives, and field reports.

SDOH

Screening Without Handoffs: Why CMS's SDOH Rollback Creates a Dangerous Gap for High-Risk Patients

CMS has removed SDOH reporting from inpatient quality programs while expanding outpatient screening mandates. For ESRD and transplant patients — who move across both settings — this creates a structural gap that clinical social workers are now expected to bridge alone.

Apr 06, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW
kidney-transplant

The IOTA Model Is Here — But Dialysis Centers Are Still Missing the Patients Who Need It Most

CMS's new IOTA Model incentivizes transplant centers to improve kidney access. It's a meaningful policy move. But it starts at the wrong end of the pipeline — and the 80% of ESRD patients who never make it to evaluation are still being left behind.

Mar 30, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW
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