Following is a list of individuals and renal associations who made presentations at the Oct. 23 Town Hall Meeting organized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to the proposed bundle payment for dialysis services. Click on a name to view the testimony. NephrOnline will add additional testimony as it becomes available.

For more information on the proposed bundle, go to www.cms.hhs.gov/ESRDPayment. To file comments on the bundle (due by Nov. 16), go to www.regulations.gov.

An encore presentation of the CMS Town Hall meeting is now available until Nov. 16. The Encore service may be accessed toll-free by dialing 800.642.1687 and then entering the conference ID number 33239635.

Kidney Care Partners

Bill Peckham

Christopher R. Blagg, MD, FRCP, and Robert S, Lockridge, MD

DaVita Inc.: Mahesh Krishnan, MD

Kidney Care Council: Thomas L. Weinberg

Renal Support Network : Kathe LeBeau

Medical Education Institute: Dori Schatell

NxStage Users Group: Rich Berkowitz

NxStage Inc.: Joseph Turk

American Kidney Fund: LaVarne Burton

American Association of Kidney Patients: Paul T. Conway

National Kidney Foundation