Near-Record Spending Against Dialysis Initiative

Dialysis companies have contributed more than $104 million to defeat an initiative on California’s Nov. 6 ballot that would limit their profits — and are on the cusp of breaking the $109 million record set by the pharmaceutical industry in 2016.

Proposition 8, or the “Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act,” would cap dialysis clinic profits at 115 percent of the costs of patient care, with revenue above that amount to be rebated primarily to insurers. Medicare and other government programs, which pay significantly lower prices for dialysis, would not receive rebates.

For more, read Harriet Rowan’s coverage.

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<h1>Near-Record Spending Against Dialysis Initiative</h1>
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			October 18, 2018		</time>
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<p>Dialysis companies have contributed more than $104 million to defeat an initiative on California’s Nov. 6 ballot that would limit their profits — and are on the cusp of breaking the $109 million record set by the pharmaceutical industry in 2016.</p><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/patient-advocacy-or-political-ploy-union-industry-square-off-over-dialysis-initiative/">Proposition 8</a>, or the “Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act,” would cap dialysis clinic profits at 115 percent of the costs of patient care, with revenue above that amount to be rebated primarily to insurers. Medicare and other government programs, which pay significantly lower prices for dialysis, would not receive rebates.</p><p>For more, read <a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/spending-against-dialysis-measure-nears-record/">Harriet Rowan’s coverage</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/near-record-spending-against-dialysis-initiative/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/near-record-spending-against-dialysis-initiative/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/near-record-spending-against-dialysis-initiative/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Near-Record%20Spending%20Against%20Dialysis%20Initiative&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMjk0MTg4&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/near-record-spending-against-dialysis-initiative/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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