Who pays for home dialysis and training?
Most health insurance pays for home dialysis and training. If a patient’s insurance won’t approve home dialysis or training, the doctor, dialysis clinic, or ESRD Network may be able to advocate on the patient’s behalf. Once the insurance company knows that people who choose home dialysis do as well or better than those on in-center dialysis, and that home dialysis may be cheaper, it will probably cover these services. Besides private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid (state medical assistance for people with low incomes), Veterans Administration, Indian Health Service, and some state kidney programs will help pay for dialysis, too. The dialysis billing staff or social worker can explain coverage for dialysis.
