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Arizona to cover immigrant’s dialysis costs

Legal and undocumented immigrants with kidney disease in Arizona are ensured access to dialysis care after the state settled a lawsuit in February. The matter naturally comes down to money and who is going to pay for the service. One step deeper, however, and the issue at ...More
May 1, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
FDA puts black-box warning on ESAs

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said March 14 that it’s closely reviewing all Medicare policies on erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) in response to the recent ESA black box warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “We pay ...More
May 1, 2007
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Mircera stabilizes Hb levels in elderly dialysis patients

BASEL, Switzerland—Results from a phase 3 clinical study showed Roche’s anemia drug Mircera can effectively treat anemia in elderly patients on dialysis, according to data presented at the World Congress of Nephrology in Rio de Janeiro. In the analysis, Mircera helped keep ...More
April 23, 2007
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Hematide effective in correcting anemia in CKD patients

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Affymax Inc.’s anemia drug Hematide was shown to correct anemia in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients in addition to maintaining hemoglobin levels in dialysis patients, according to phase 2 clinical data presented at the World Congress of ...More
April 23, 2007
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Genzyme finishes Renvela study in CKD patients

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Genzyme Corp. said today that it has completed a study of Renvela (sevelamer carbonate), which showed a statistically significant reduction of serum phosphorus for hyperphosphatemic patients in chronic kidney disease patients not on dialysis. ...More
April 17, 2007
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American Kidney Fund launches Part D grant program

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The American Kidney Fund, which provides financial assistance to kidney patients, said today that it is starting a new program to help dialysis patients pay for bone disease drugs under Medicare Part D. ...More
April 3, 2007
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Kidney Care Quality and education act introduced in Congress

Washington — On February 27, Congress introduced the Kidney Care Quality and education act of 2007, which is a bill similar to ones introduced in past years that focuses on improving medicare services to kidney disease patients. The bill, which builds on the Kidney Care ...More
March 30, 2007
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Ex-NKF of Virginias accountant gets 6 years for embezzlement

RICHMOND, Va.—The former accounting director of the National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias was sentenced on March 27 to six years in prison for embezzling nearly $170,000 from the kidney patient organization. ...More
March 30, 2007
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Fresenius to offer chronic kidney disease EHR system

WALTHAM, Mass.—Fresenius Medical Care said March 9 that it entered an agreement with Health IT Services Group to license Fresenius Medical Care CKD Solutions, which is the company’s Web-based electronic health record for U.S. nephrologists. ...More
March 20, 2007
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Kidney Care Quality and Education Act introduced in Congress

WASHINGTON — On February 27, Congress introduced the Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007, which is a bill similar to ones introduced in past years that focuses on improving Medicare services to kidney disease patients. ...More
March 2, 2007
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management