Dialysis companies just got a reprieve



A bill that would have negatively affected revenue got vetoed, but California voters will focus on a separate dialysis-focused measure next month Shares of dialysis providers DaVita Inc. and Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. rose in heavy Monday trade after California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill late Sunday that would have significantly affected their revenue. The bill, SB 1156, would have restricted the financial assistance that dialysis companies offer patients. The assistance, however, maximizes how much companies are reimbursed for their dialysis services and has the effect of raising health insurance premiums, according to the bill’s sponsor. READ MORE..

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