Commentary on ‘The DOPPS Practice Monitor for US Dialysis Care: Potential Impact of Recent Guidelines and Regulatory Changes on Management of Mineral and Bone Disorder Among US Hemodialysis Patients’: The Calm Before the 2016 Storm?  Daniel E. Weiner, MD, MS  American Journal of Kidney Diseases  Volume 63, Issue 5, Pages 854-858 (May 2014) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.03.002 Copyright © 2014 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Reason for Medicare eligibility, the proportion of Medicare costs by reason for eligibility and the ratio of costs to population size. Abbreviation: ESRD, end-stage renal disease. Data from Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.5 American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2014 63, 854-858DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.03.002) Copyright © 2014 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The annual number of incident and prevalent dialysis patients and total costs of dialysis patient care to Medicare in the United States. This figure was derived using 2013 US Renal Data System data from Collins et al.8 American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2014 63, 854-858DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.03.002) Copyright © 2014 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions