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Category Archives: Obamacare
Dialysis and Rationing
I originally published this post in January, 2013 but I had occasion to review it recently and decided to re-publish it. There’s a great article in the Seattle Times that covers the history of dialysis. The title is: “The … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, Medicare, Obamacare, patient care, Patient-Centered Care, Transplant
Tagged dialysis, education, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, patient care, patient-centered care, 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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Dialysis or Transplant – Which is the lessor evil/better salvation?
Originally posted on eleisawifelife:
I have been inspired to write about this difficult topic by Big D and Me’s blog post Dialysis or Transplant: The Big Decision. He shared his experience and really voiced our experience also. In our early…
Posted in dialysis, ESRD, fluid control, Home dialysis, Obamacare, Transplant, Uncategorized
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient care, transplant, treatment
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Dialysis, ObamaCare, and the IPAB Panel
Lately the big news item related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or ObamaCare is about the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). As usual, there’s a great deal of confusion about the IPAB and some of it intended. … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Affordable Care Act, dialysis, ESRD, Obamacare, patient care, politics, thoughts
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, dialysis, ESRD, patient care
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Dialysis and Questions
Update: 11/09/12: I will be back on line soon. I am occupied with some personal issues and having difficulty seeing. In the meantime, please answer the poll. Thanks. I get a lot of readers who get to this blog site … Continue reading
Dialysis and ACA Repeal
If Governor Romney wins election as President, his first act, he says, will be to repeal and replace ObamaCare (or more properly, the Affordable Care Act). How will this impact on Medicare and, generally, the dialysis patient population? I already … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Affordable Care Act, dialysis, ESRD, Medicare, Obamacare, politics
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, Medicare
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