Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW, is a Resource and Policy Associate for Medical Education Institute. In the past, Beth consulted with the Missouri Kidney Program where she and her daughter Amy coordinated Patient Education Program classes in the Kansas City area for people with chronic kidney disease. Beth also has worked for the National Kidney Foundation where she developed educational materials for a renal community education and awareness initiative for Medicare Part D. In addition, Beth provided consultation to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a member of the ESRD Training & Support Team for a decade. In that position, she helped train ESRD surveyors and answer questions about the dialysis regulations from them and members of the renal community. Beth has decades of experience as a nephrology social worker advising patients and professionals. She can answer your questions about dialysis reimbursement, Medicare policy, living and working with kidney disease, and the dialysis regulations, including patient rights and responsibilities.