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  • Protect kidney patients' Medicare funding

    Doug Braun|Updated Aug 8, 2013
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    I take care of patients whose kidneys do not work. As a result, they rely on a dialysis machine to clean their blood. The treatments they receive three times a week for four hours at a time help them stay healthy. Because of the care they receive, they are able to have careers and enjoy time with family. Now, these lifesaving treatments are being threatened. Recent cuts to Medicare proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would cut reimbursement for dialysis by over 9 percent. Kidney failure patients, like...