DENVER, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita
Kidney Care (NYSE: DVA), a leading independent provider of
integrated health and kidney care services in the United States, today announced support for the
Dialysis PATIENT Demonstration Act (H.R. 5506 / S. 3090).
"This legislation transforms the quality of care delivered to
Americans on dialysis," said Javier
Rodriguez, president and CEO of DaVita Kidney Care.
"By assuming full clinical and economic accountability, ESRD
providers will be able to coordinate care inside and outside the
dialysis facility," said Rodriguez. "This model is good for
patients and good for taxpayers. It will succeed because it
empowers patients, emphasizes physician leadership, and facilitates
innovation. DaVita joins dialysis patients and providers in
supporting this bipartisan, patient-centered legislation."
Approximately 660,000 people in the U.S. suffer from end-stage
renal disease (ESRD), also known as kidney failure. Many ESRD
patients struggle with multiple chronic illnesses such as diabetes,
heart disease and depression. They are also more likely to be
socioeconomically disadvantaged, which limits their ability to
access needed health care services.
H.R. 5506 is sponsored by Reps. Todd
Young (R-IN), Earl Blumenauer
(D-OR), Cathy McMorris Rodgers
(R-WA) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA). S. 3090 is sponsored by Sens.
Dean Heller (R-NV) and Bill Nelson (D-FL).
Follow and support the legislation via social media under
#DialysisPATIENTAct.
About DaVita Kidney
Care
DaVita Kidney
Care is a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a
Fortune 500® company that, through its operating divisions,
provides a variety of health care services to patient populations
throughout the United States and
abroad. A leading provider of dialysis services in the United States, DaVita Kidney Care treats patients with chronic
kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita Kidney Care strives to improve patients'
quality of life by innovating clinical care, and by offering
integrated treatment plans, personalized care teams and convenient
health-management services. As of March 31,
2016, DaVita Kidney Care
operated or provided administrative services at 2,278 outpatient
dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 180,000 patients. The company
also operated 124 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United
States. DaVita Kidney Care
supports numerous programs dedicated to creating positive,
sustainable change in communities around the world. The company's
leadership development initiatives and social responsibility
efforts have been recognized by Fortune, Modern Healthcare,
Newsweek and WorldBlu. For more information, please visit
DaVita.com.
Media contact:
Kate
Stabrawa
303-876-7527
Kate.stabrawa@davita.com
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