Tag Archives: ACA

Dialysis and ObamaCare (more)

Posted on December 12, 2013 by DevonTexas

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 →

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Dialysis and ObamaCare

Posted on November 14, 2013 by DevonTexas

Update 11/14/13:  I keep getting questions about Obamacare and how it impacts on dialysis patients.  Therefore, I’m posting this page again.  I hope, if you have questions, you’ll put them in the comments section.  Also, if you aare experiencing problems … Continue reading →

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Dialysis and ObamaCare – Get Covered America

Posted on June 28, 2013 by DevonTexas

I received this information from the Get Covered America Team. In October, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will add another feature to its growing list.  This will be the requirement that all Americans should be covered by insurance.  Now, if … Continue reading →

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Dialysis, ObamaCare, and the IPAB Panel

Posted on May 12, 2013 by DevonTexas

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 →

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Dialysis and ACA Repeal

Posted on October 23, 2012 by DevonTexas

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 →

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Dialysis and Our Voice In Congress

Posted on July 14, 2012 by DevonTexas

As you sit in a treatment chair or go through your routines in a dialysis center or at home, it may seem like ESRD and transplant patients don’t have much of a voice in the huge medical juggernaut surrounding us.  … Continue reading →

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