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Category Archives: Insurance
Dialysis and “Extra Help” with Meds
Most experienced Social Workers know this and will get you set up with this program as soon as you go on Medicare. However, many don’t which means you need to find this yourself. I hope I saved you some hunting … Continue reading
Posted in CMS, dialysis, Dialysis Center, Insurance, Medicare, Medications, New Patient, Social Work, Transplant
Tagged costs, dialysis, Drugs, Extra Help, kidney, Medicare, Medications, Prescriptions, Social Security, social work
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Dialysis and Weight Loss – Part One
Okay, it’s it a new year and time for the resolutions and followup. Many of us will resolve to reduce our weight. In September of 2014, I did. As of 1 January 2016, I’m 92.5 pounds reduced (not … Continue reading
Posted in activism, CKD, cooking. cookbook, dialysis, diet, dry weight, ESRD, fluid control, Insurance, kidney, Kidney Diet, Kidney-friendly, Medicare, patient care, personal, recipes, Social Work, thankful, thoughts
Tagged CKD, dialysis, diet, ESRD, kidney, Kidney failure, patient, patient care, treatment, weight reduction
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Dialysis and Hurricanes
June is the beginning of the Hurricane Season and with them come tornadoes inland. If you live in an area hit by either storm type, take heed! We learned a lot about disaster prep here in Texas after Katrina. The ESRD … Continue reading
Posted in activism, dialysis, Dialysis Center, Dialysis Patient Citizens, dietary restictions, disaster planning, DPC, ESRD, Home dialysis, Insurance, New Patient, patient care
Tagged CKD, dialysis, disaster planning, education, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, Texas, treatment
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Dialysis and ObamaCare (more)
A really nice piece from the Renal Support Network (Dang but they do support!) relating a personal experience with the spider’s web of insurance and ObamaCare titled, “Before and After ObamaCare”. To read it, CLICK HERE. And thanks to all … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, ESRD, Insurance, kidney, Obamacare, politics
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, dialysis, disability, ESRD, hemodialysis, insurance, kidney, Medicare, Obamacare, patient
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