California Medical Association opposes union effort to limit dialysis profits

Check out this article from Healio, Nephrology News & Issues regarding the California Medical Association and their decision to oppose an upcoming proposition relating to profits earned by dialysis providers.

The California Medical Association, which represents 43,000 physicians in the state, opposes a proposition heading for the state’s November 2018 ballot that would limit profits earned by dialysis providers.

“For patients whose kidneys have failed, receiving dialysis is necessary to live,” Theodore M. Mazer, MD, California Medical Association president, said in an association press release. “Missing even one appointment could be fatal. By limiting access to dialysis care, this dangerous proposition puts patients’ lives at risk.” Mazer said the measure, proposed by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers, is “seriously flawed and would hurt both access to care, as well as quality of care, for dialysis patients who are ill. This proposition is dangerous and must be defeated.”

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