California bill to end excessive dialysis profits becomes law

• California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed legislation that aims to stop dialysis providers from steering Medicare-eligible patients to organizations that pay their premiums if they sign up for private health insurance.
• Assembly Bill 290 limits reimbursement rates to Medicare levels for certain care providers, including dialysis and addiction treatment clinics, to discourage the practice of steering. It also requires health plans to accept patient premium payments from charities.
• Fresenius Medical Care North America called the bill "flawed legislation" that will hurt dialysis patients who rely on charitable premium assistance.--> READ MORE