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Health-care groups urge retention of small state program that helps dialysis patients; bill to repeal faces opposition
Summary
House Bill 10‑06, a bill to repeal a small state assistance program for persons with chronic renal failure, drew opposing testimony from state health officials and hospital groups over whether the program is an obsolete relic or a life‑saving safety net.
House Bill 10‑06 would repeal the state statute that authorizes last‑resort state assistance to persons with chronic renal failure. The Department of Social Services told the House Appropriations Committee the program is largely obsolete because Medicaid and private insurance now cover dialysis and related services, and that the program served only three people in…
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