NKF Blasts SCOTUS ESRD Ruling, Seeks Medigap Expansion

The National Kidney Foundation is deeply concerned that the Supreme Court’s ruling on dialysis coverage will severely impact patients’ access to care for end stage renal disease as private plans are given the opportunity to reduce their reimbursement rates, and the group is now doubling down on its push for Medigap expansion legislation and other policies that protect affordable dialysis care. In a 7-2 decision on Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita Inc. , the Supreme...