The renal community has until Nov. 16 to send in comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the proposed bundled payment for dialysis treatment.

To download a copy of the proposal, go to www.cms.gov/ESRDPayment.

Comments must be received no later than Dec. 16, 2009 at 5 p.m. Refer to file code CMS-1418-P in your comments on the bundle.

There are three ways to submit comments.


1. Electronically
Go to www.regulations.gov.  
Follow the instructions under the ``More Search Options'' tab.     

2. By regular or overnight mail
For regular mail, send to
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services,
Attention: CMS-1418-P
P.O. Box 8010, Baltimore, Md., 21244-8010.

If you use express or overnight mail, send to
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-1418-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Md. 21244-1850.     

3. By hand or courier.
Drop off at one of two locations:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Room 445-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20201;
 
or, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Md. 21244-1850.     

For more information on submitting comments, contact William Cymer at 410.786.4533 or Lynn Riley at 410. 786.1286.