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01 · THE FILED QUESTION 45 ENTITIES · 78 RELATIONSHIPS

How does the U.S. dialysis system connect — and where does your part of it fit?

A public reference atlas of how care, money, regulation, and accountability connect in U.S. dialysis — for medical and nursing directors, program staff, and health policymakers.

Start with the kidneyThe origin — why this whole system exists → Start with the whole pictureThe Map — the connected essay → Jump to your questionSix questions, twelve plates ↓

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02 · THE SYSTEM, BY THE NUMBERS COUNTED FROM THE DATA AT LOAD — NEVER TYPED
45Entities
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6Questions
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03 · 45 ENTITIES, BY TYPE

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04 · SIX QUESTIONS, THIRTEEN PLATES
01

What happens to a patient?

The Crossroadsplanned start vs. crashing in→ The Bordercrossing in/out of the hospital — who holds jurisdiction→ The Transplant Mapthe path off dialysis→
02

What governs a facility?

The Crosswalkhow the V-tags map to the Conditions for Coverage→ The Accumulationhow the machinery arrived — five decades drawn as load→
03

How is care measured and judged?

The Two Laddersone adequacy number read three ways→ The Benchmark Pipelinewhere a standard comes from→ The Drawsthe lab-cadence clocks→
04

How does the money move?

The Money Flowthe payment Sankey→ The Coverage Mapwho pays, through which bundle→
05

Who's involved, and how does the data connect them?

The Stakeholder Matrixthe players and their data→ The Data Mapone treatment's data, everywhere it goes→
06

When is everything due?

The Regulatory Year-Wheelthe recurring federal clocks→
Reviewed as of 26 July 2026 45 entities · 78 relationships · 6 questions · 13 plates