Aug 16

Just How Profitable Should Your Disease Be?

by Elaine S. Povich, Pew Trusts

VAN NUYS, Calif. — Audrey Thomas, a 39-year-old dialysis patient who also is a dialysis… READ MORE

California

Aug 14

Ohio court invalidates signatures for union-backed ballot initiative to restrict dialysis profits

, Healio Nephology

Voter signatures supporting an initiative heading to the Nov. 6 election ballot in Ohio that would… READ MORE

Ohio

Aug 13

Prop. 8 goes too far, interferes with medical care

by Thomas Elias , The Union

Suppose for a moment that your favorite relative — father, mother, aunt, uncle, brother or… READ MORE

California

Aug 9

I needed a kidney, but proposed law could have left me without a chance

by Teresa Arroyo, Merced Sun-Star

For those of us who have battled with life-threatening illness, there is nothing scarier than not… READ MORE

California

Aug 5

Protect our patients who suffer from kidney failure

by Kathleen Yeager, Insider Louisville

Patients who suffer from kidney failure, or end stage renal disease (ESRD), deserve the health… READ MORE

Aug 4

SB 1156 takes California back to the bad old days

by Theodore M. Mazer, Desert Sun

Not long ago, health insurance companies limited access to insurance and quality health care for… READ MORE

California

Aug 3

Law shouldn’t prohibit helping others

by Charlotte Rasmussen, The Chippewa Herald

At our core, Americans are a giving people. We look out for our neighbors and as anyone who has… READ MORE

Jul 25

Why Prop 8 Jeopardizes Dialysis Patients’ Lives

by Wendy Skinner, San Diego Union-Tribune

I am strongly opposed to Proposition 8 on the California November ballot because it will endanger… READ MORE

California

Jul 25

Blocking Charitable Donations Goes Against Our Values

by Case Igne, The Chattanoogan

I take great pride in calling myself a Chattanoogan. Part of that is our community’s willingness… READ MORE

Jul 5

Dialysis Cost-Cap Proposal Won’t Be On Arizona Ballot; Other Measures Will Be

by Howard Fischer, AZ Capitol Media Services

A California union has given up on its plan to ask Arizona voters to impose new service and cost… READ MORE

California