Kidney Patients Deserve Better

[Team Katie @TeamKatiePorter]

.@KidneyFund is threatening to abandon California dialysis patients to skirt transparency protections that benefit patients. I��m leading an effort, joined by @SenFeinstein, @SenKamalaHarris, and 12 House colleagues from our state, to urge this organization to put patients first.

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Thank you @RepKatiePorter for leading on this issue to protect #dialysis patients and hold @kidneyfund accountable. #FixDialysis

[Team Katie @TeamKatiePorter]

A short gap in dialysis coverage or care can be devastating, if not life-threatening. I promised to protect patients, and I want Californians on dialysis to know I’m fighting for them.

Read more about this issue, why it matters, and what I’m doing >> https://t.co/XWvcncDHbh

[Joan Allen @Jallen_sf]

“Profiteering at the expense of patients and the public is immoral and it should be seen only for what it is – a self-serving scam.”

Strong statement from @jimwoodAD2 who is taking on the dialysis industry with #AB290

https://t.co/DO4jHlv1G1

[Jim Wood @WoodddsJim]

Opponents make it sound complicated, but it is not. Opponents make it sound like it will harm patients, but it will not. What the #dialysis companies do is just a self-serving scam, plain and simple. #AB290

[Sara Flocks @saraflocks]

This is why California needs #AB290 @JimWoodAD2 #AB1611 @DavidChiu #AB731 @Ash_Kalra. All 3 bills are in the Senate so urge your California Senators to support!

[Emanuel Gonzales @EmanuelSpeaks]

CA residents are tired of greedy corporations profiting off sick and vulnerable people. That’s why so many I talked to today support #AB290. #healthcarejustice #FixDialysis #YesOnAB290 #PatientsOverProfits

[SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West #United4All @seiu_uhw]

“Rehab clinics are using loopholes to abuse the system at the expense of patients and the public. #AB290 can stop the profiteering. https://t.co/qlS4XhHq9N #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #opiodcrisis #addiction”

[Eric Lee @Eric_Lee_822]

"This is about a behavior that they use to reap profits... You want to pack up your tent and move away from CA." @JimWoodAD2 addressing AKF's plan to leave the state if #AB290 passes.

[Health Access CA @healthaccess]

@JimWoodAD2 BREAKING: #AB290(@JimWoodAD2) passes CA Senate Health Committee with 5 votes, to prevent third-party payments from steering dialysis patients away from Medi-Cal or Medicare coverage for the purpose of higher reimbursement.

[Emanuel Gonzales @EmanuelSpeaks]

Corporations and nonprofits should never take advantage of patients in order to profit. This is why we need #AB290 in CA. #YesOnAB290 #FixDialysis #healthcarejustice #PatientsOverProfits

https://t.co/Q2fbUkVlgr

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

It’s a win for Dialysis patients, as #AB290 passes out of the Senate Health Committee! #caleg

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Have you been seeing our shameful timeline of greed from big dialysis corporations like @DaVita & @Fresenius? #AB290 in the #CALeg could help out a stop to one scheme that maximizes corporate profits at the expense of everyone else. #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #dialysis

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Dialysis companies putting greed ahead of patients’ lives: Last year, DaVita paid a $25.5 million settlement to three families for the deaths of their loved ones in @DaVita dialysis clinics. https://t.co/bQwIxsbMdW #AB290 #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #dialysis

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Watch John Oliver at @LastWeekTonight take on the dialysis industry and shine a spotlight on greed at @Fresenius & @DaVita https://t.co/avJYhxzL4N #AB290 #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #dialysis

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Dialysis corporation wall of shame: This March, @Fresenius had to pay $231 Million in penalties for bribing officials around the globe, including a member of the Angolan military. https://t.co/KhRjQdLzc5 #AB290 #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #dialysis

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Dialysis companies putting greed ahead of patients’ lives: In 2016, @Fresenius settled thousands of lawsuits at a cost of $250 Million after they hid information from the FDA that could have saved lives.https://t.co/nJWcLrwBOw #AB290 #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #dialysis

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Have you been seeing our shameful timeline of greed from big dialysis corporations like @DaVita & @Fresenius? #AB290 in the #CALeg could help out a stop to one scheme that maximizes corporate profits at the expense of everyone else. #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #dialysis

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Why do we need to fix dialysis? Watch John Oliver break it down: https://t.co/avJYhxRmtn #CALeg #AB290 #YesOnAB290 #dialysis

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Dialysis companies putting profits first: In 2015, @DaVita paid $450 Million to resolve claims that it billed the federal government for unnecessary drug waste in a scheme the DOJ said, “Was designed to increase profits.”https://t.co/gqgttoLzWa #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #dialysis

[Kidney Patients Deserve Better @FixDialysis]

Dialysis companies putting profits first: @Fresenius Medical Care granted $46.5 million for stock buybacks in 2018, money that could have gone to improve patient care, open new clinics, or reduce patient costs. https://t.co/iA8oYDSR3z #AB290 #CALeg #YesOnAB290 #dialysis