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  "description": "This dataset includes facility details, performance rates, Long-term Catheter measure score, and the state and national average measure scores for the Long-term Catheter Rate measure for the PY 2026 ESRD QIP.",
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      "downloadURL": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/sites/default/files/resources/ca66e5b272e22b9d9232619d1a904c5e_1767139564/VAT_LTC.csv",
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  "inventoried": "2026-09-27",
  "issued": "2021-01-20",
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    "title": "ESRD QIP - Long Term Catheter - Payment Year 2026"
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        "name": "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)"
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  "released": "2026-01-21",
  "theme": [
    "Dialysis facilities"
  ],
  "title": "ESRD QIP - Long Term Catheter - Payment Year 2026"
}