Nephro-Economics 2025: Advancing Kidney Care in a Changing Environment
Friday, May 30, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST
Hosted by the American Society of Nephrology in collaboration with Columbia University Irving Medical Center Division of Nephrology
Objectives
Learn about the latest trends influencing the practice of nephrology as well as outcomes and experiences for people living with kidney diseases, such as:
- Kidney care delivery patterns
- Federal kidney health and transplant policy
- Quality initiatives in kidney and transplant care
Target Audience
Nephrology health professionals, policymakers, patients, and others with an interest in how reimbursement, quality metrics, and federal policy affects the practice of nephrology, people with kidney diseases, and kidney health and care in America are encouraged to attend.
Agenda
| 10:00 a.m. | Introduction Course Directors Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center S. Ali Husain, MD, MPH, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
| 10.05 a.m. | What to Expect for Kidney Care from the Federal Government in 2025 Daniel Weiner, MD, MPH, FASN Tufts University School of Medicine |
| 10:35 a.m. | Hospital Profits, Charity Care, and Price Transparency Ge Bai, PhD, CPA Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| 11:05 a.m. | Overcoming Barriers to Therapeutic Innovation in Kidney Disease Ankur Shah, MD, FASN Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
| 11:35 a.m. | Break (10 minutes) |
| 11:45 a.m. | What Have We Learned from Integrated Care Delivery Models in Kidney Disease? Kevin Erickson, MD, MS, FASN Baylor College of Medicine |
| 12:15 p.m. | Is There a Workforce Shortage in Nephrology? (And if so, how do we fix it?) Suzanne Boyle, MD, MS Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine |
| 12:45 p.m. | Medicare Advantage: Friend or Foe? Eugene Lin, MD, MS, FASN University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine |
| 1:15 p.m. 1:50 p.m. | Lunch Symposium: Incorporating the Patient Perspective in Kidney Policy Changes Jack Lennon, MBA Patient Advocate Precious McCowan, MS, PhD Patient Advocate Moderator: Anne Huml, MD, MS Cleveland Clinic Break (10 minutes) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Can the Promises of New Transplant Policies be Fulfilled? Roslyn Mannon, MD, FASN University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| 2:30 p.m. | The Financial Impact of Living Kidney Donation on Donors, Recipients, and the Healthcare System Amit Mathur, MD, MS Mayo Clinic |
| 3:00 p.m. | Kidney Care in 2050: Long-term Policy Goals to Improve Patient Outcomes Suzanne Watnick, MD, FASN ASN Health Policy Scholar in Residence, University of Washington School of Medicine |
| 3:30 p.m. | Closing remarks Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH and S. Ali Husain, MD, MPH, MS Course Directors |
Questions?
Please contact Rachel Meyer, ASN's Strategic Policy Advisor to the Executive Vice President at rmeyer@asn-online.org.