Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations Opposes Proposition 8 – the Dangerous Dialysis Proposition

The #NoProp8 coalition continues to grow. The Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) officially opposes Prop 8 and has joined the #NoProp8 coalition. NEPO is coalition of more than 40 ethnic physician organizations in California.

Dr. Margaret Juarez, president of the Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations, stated, “Prop 8 is dangerous for all dialysis patients, and particularly for communities of color who have a higher incidence of kidney disease, and who live in areas where access to dialysis care is already strained. By forcing dialysis clinic reductions and closures, Prop 8 jeopardizes access to care for patients who need this critical treatment to survive.”

Ethnic physicians join broad coalition of more than 100 organizations opposing measure that puts dialysis patient lives at risk

SACRAMENTO – Today, the No on Proposition 8 campaign announced that the Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations (NEPO) has formally opposed Proposition 8.

NEPO is coalition of more than 40 ethnic physician organizations in California and joins a broad coalition of more than 100 health advocates including the American Nurses Association\California; California Medical Association; American College of Emergency Physicians, California Chapter; and other groups representing doctors, nurses, patient advocates, veterans, community groups, and health care providers because the measure jeopardizes access to dialysis care that patients need to survive.

“Prop 8 is dangerous for all dialysis patients, and particularly for communities of color who have a higher incidence of kidney disease, and who live in areas where access to dialysis care is already strained. By forcing dialysis clinic reductions and closures, Prop 8 jeopardizes access to care for patients who need this critical treatment to survive,” said Dr. Margaret Juarez, president of the Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations.

Prop 8 sets severely low limits on what insurance companies are required to pay for dialysis care. These limits do not cover the cost of providing care, forcing many clinics to cut back services or even close, which would force patients to travel long distances to receive care or end up in overcrowded emergency rooms or even go without dialysis.

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