Every year, more than 100,000 Americans start dialysis treatment, a form of chronic care given to people with failing kidneys. And for many, the cost is completely free. Since 1972, when Congress ...

A few years ago, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched a big experiment. The agency wanted to see if financial incentives and penalties would improve care for people with end-stage ...

Blood vessels grown from patients' own skin cells have been used to make the process of dialysis safer and easier for people with failing kidneys, and researchers say the process may one day be used ...