DENVER, Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The
following statement is attributable to DaVita.
On behalf of our patients we are pleased that the court took the
important step of putting a hold on a Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) rule that would have harmed thousands of
the sickest patients in America.
The court not only suspended the rule from going into effect but
determined that it is "arbitrary and capricious" and should be
vacated. The court also found that it would "leave thousands of
Medicare-ineligible [dialysis] patients without health insurance,"
that the government "has long accepted the practice of charitable
premium assistance," and that CMS offered no explanation for the
change in policy.
Nevertheless the threat to dialysis patients by health insurance
providers still exists. We ask the new administration and CMS to
not only eliminate this rule, but to take action to prevent
insurance companies from discriminating against a vulnerable group
of patients and ensure continued access to charitable premium
assistance that has served as an essential patient safety net for
the last 20 years.
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 September
30, 2016, DaVita Kidney Care
operated or provided administrative services at 2,318 outpatient
dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 186,000 patients. The company
also operated 139 outpatient dialysis centers located in 11
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.
Contact Information
Skip
Thurman
Skip.Thurman@davita.com
(303) 876-6610
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