ESRD & Dialysis: The Transportation Adherence Gap
26% of in-center hemodialysis patients miss sessions, most often over transportation. The KDQOL-36 captures it. Most centers collect the data and act on none of it.
May 05, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW
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SDOH Inpatient Rollback: CMS's Outpatient Mandate Gap
Fewer than 20% of ESRD patients ever reach transplant evaluation (UNOS) — CMS's SDOH rollback just widened the inpatient-outpatient gap they fall through.
Apr 06, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW
IOTA Model: Dialysis Centers Are Missing Transplant Patients
80% of dialysis patients never get evaluated for a kidney transplant. CMS's new IOTA Model fixes transplant centers, but misses the referral gap upstream.
Mar 30, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW
Implantable Artificial Kidney Gets FDA Breakthrough Status
90,000 people are waiting for a kidney right now. Nephrodite's implantable Holly system is still 5-10 years away. Here's what transplant patients need to know today.
Mar 27, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW
AI Kidney Care: A $5 Billion Gap for Providers, Not Patients
Over $5 billion has funded AI kidney care tools for providers, and almost nothing for the 786,000 Americans living with ESRD. Here's why — and what has to change.
Mar 17, 2026 Matthew Sexton, LCSW
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