**Author details**

Bernard Canaud1,2\*, Pedro Ponce3 , Maria Teresa Parisotto4 , Ellen Busink5 , Christian Apel5 , Jörg Rammo6 and Stefano Stuard4

1 Department of Nephrology, University of Montpellier, School of Medicine, Montpellier

2 Medical Office, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Germany

3 NephroCare, Fresenius Medical Care Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal

4 Care Value Management, NephroCare, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Germany

5 Health Economics, Market Access and Policy Affairs EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Germany

6 Business Development and Marketing, Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Germany

\*Address all correspondence to: bernard.canaud@fmc-ag.com

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