Promote Financial Security
DPC is committed to ensuring patients have the maximum choice among coverage options when it comes to their dialysis care. Whether through traditional Medicare, Medigap, Medicaid or exchange health plans under the Affordable Care Act, DPC is working to ensure dialysis patients aren’t excluded from benefits and coverage necessary for their health.
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Letter: Protecting dialysis patients
My father, Earl, treated dialysis like going to work. Diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure, he went on dialysis in 2014 and never let it slow him down. He lost weight, got healthier, [...]
Letter: Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients
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DPC Gets The Word Out at Detroit Zoo Event
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Support kidney protection act
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DPC Statement on Medicaid
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Letter: Protect patients with life threatening conditions
I never imagined that before my 30th birthday, I would be diagnosed with kidney failure. But on Oct. 4, 2023, during my first year as an English teacher, that became my reality. I started [...]
