Kidney Disease
California Dialysis Patients and Providers Visit State Capitol to Oppose Medi-Cal Cuts to Life-Saving Dialysis Services
Published in Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly, March 5th, 2008
Members of California's kidney care community, including DaVita caregivers, dialysis patients, and their family members, descended on the Capitol in Sacramento today, opposing cuts to the Medi-Cal benefit for dialysis treatment and asking policymakers to support policies that protect a growing number of patients with kidney failure. More than 41,000 Californians suffer from End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and rely on lifesaving dialysis treatments to remove toxins from the blood in place of their failed kidneys.
DaVita California Dialysis Day was strengthened by the support of Assemblyman Roger Niello of California's Fifth District. "It is a sad fact that in our state we...
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