Congress, pass Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
I’ve lived with kidney failure since birth. After several transplants, I’ve now been on dialysis for 36 years, which is the only treatment besides a transplant for kidney failure. It’s not something you can skip. It’s a life-or-death treatment. That’s why I’m urging Congress to pass the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act. This H.R. 2199 bill would ensure new dialysis patients can keep their private insurance for 30 months, a protection we used to have until a recent Supreme Court decision determined what health care we can receive. Private insurance gives patients better options, essential in those initial months [...]