Abstract
This special program is focused on proposing an idea to solve the problems, resulting from the reduction of the government payment for the treatment of end-stage renal diseases (ESRD) in recent years. The opinions of experts, who are involved not only in ERSD treatment, including dialysis in renal disease network of national hospitals but also in management of national hospitals of the Ministry of Health, Labor & Welfare, have been exchanged in this program to find the best way to maintain the quality of therapy and deal with the cut of the government's ERSD payment.
