Specialty Care Models

Kidney specialty value-based care is the clearest signal in the last 24 hours: Interwell Health reported savings and high quality performance in CMS’ Kidney Care Choices Model, reinforcing that nephrology-focused accountable care can generate measurable Medicare value when dialysis, CKD management, transplant readiness, and care coordination are integrated (McKnights Home Care). In parallel, DaVita’s expansion of comprehensive kidney care underscores the strategic tension for ACOs and payers: large dialysis organizations are positioning themselves as population-health partners for high-cost CKD