Benchmark: End-Stage Renal Disease Proposed Rule Course

Take this benchmark to assess how much you would benefit from taking the course on the Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Proposed Rule. In 10 minutes, you’ll see where your understanding of the rule’s intent, trade-offs, and real-world impacts is strong—and where targeted learning could save you time, reduce risk, and improve decision-making.

What you’ll get from taking this benchmark:
– A quick read on how well you grasp why CMS is changing key elements (ESRD-specific wage index, outlier policy, TDAPA/TPNIES updates) and how that affects payments and planning.
– A snapshot of your operational readiness for changes like extending home dialysis to AKI, training and care coordination requirements, and data/reporting implications.
– Insight into the quality strategy shift (Kt/V measure topic, scoring) and what it means for incentives and performance management.
– Clarity on the ETC Model refinements and how attribution accuracy ties to fairness, equity, and provider accountability.
– An equity lens on who benefits or may face new barriers (oral-only drugs in the bundle, access to home modalities) and how to respond.
– Practical next steps for engaging in rulemaking (high-value comment strategies) and preparing finance, clinical, and compliance teams.

Use this benchmark to pinpoint learning priorities before diving into the course, so your time in the training translates directly into better budgets, smarter operations, stronger quality scores, and more equitable patient access.