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Texas Judge Upends Effort To Limit Charity Funding For Kidney Care

Jason Early has been getting dialysis for the past 18 months after his kidneys failed following complications with Type 1 diabetes. Courtesy of Jason Early hide caption

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Texas Judge Upends Effort To Limit Charity Funding For Kidney Care

KFF Health News

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring the government from enforcing a rule allowing insurers to refuse to insure dialysis patients who get financial assistance from charity groups.

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Feds Say More People Should Try Dialysis At Home

Nurses teach patients how to use equipment and do peritoneal dialysis at home. Life in View/Science Source hide caption

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Feds Say More People Should Try Dialysis At Home

Montana Public Radio

Nationwide, fewer than 10 percent of people who need kidney dialysis do it at home. But close to 40 percent of patients of a Montana doctor do it at home. Medicare is hoping that becomes a trend.

Feds Say More People Should Try Dialysis At Home

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