What’s At Stake

Insurance companies are attempting to force dialysis caregivers to accept huge payment cuts, seriously threatening the quality of care for people who suffer from End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and need dialysis to survive. If they cut payments across-the-board, dialysis care will suffer.

  • People on dialysis have lost normal kidney function. ESRD is irreversible and fatal without life-long treatment. Dialysis is the only thing keeping them alive.
  • ESRD disproportionately affects minority communities: African Americans make up only 13% of the U.S. population, yet they are 37% of dialysis patients.  Further, Hispanic Americans are 4-6 times more likely to develop Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) than non-Hispanics.
  • Nationally, there are more than 340,000 ESRD patients treating their kidney disease through hemodialysis, a life-saving treatment that must be provided 3 times a week, in a session lasting 3-4 hours each (roughly 156 treatments a year).
  • 6,400 citizens of Indiana suffer from ESRD and need dialysis.
People’s lives are at stake. The Dialysis Patient's Bill of Rights will protect people's rights, their health, and their lives.

That's why we're taking action.    

People pay expensive health insurance premiums so they will have access to the best healthcare available, including dialysis care. Quality dialysis care is only possible when quality caregiving, modern facilities and the best equipment are in place. 
 
We can't let that be undermined.

Without adequate payments from private insurance providers it becomes more difficult to invest in advanced technologies, recruit highly trained professionals, and provide quality care.  The Dialysis Patient's Bill of Rights makes sure payments are fair and people are treated fairly.

Dialysis patients are some of the sickest people in the healthcare system.

It's imperative that patients who suffer from chronic kidney failure have access to the dialysis center of their choice - one that is close to home, one in which provides the highest quality care available. 



Insurance companies only pay for the first 30 months of care before Medicare takes over.

Dialysis works differently from everything else in healthcare. Now, some insurance companies are dramatically lowering reimbursement rates to dialysis treatment facilities that care for their policyholders. If successful, they will have shifted more of the burden to Medicare.

Support the Dialysis Patient's Bill of Rights today to protect people who need our help.

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