California Rejects Prop. 29 Dialysis Clinic Requirements

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In an earlier post, KidneyLuv wrote an article on the Pros and Cons of Proposition 29. To recap, here's what the proposition covered:

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California Proposition 29 Overview

California Proposition 29, the Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative, will need a simple majority of the votes cast in order to “pass”, or be enacted. Prop. 29 would bring about quite a few changes, enacting staffing requirements, reporting requirements, ownership disclosure, and closing requirements for all dialysis clinics.  Included with these requirements are the following:

• Staffing requires clinics to have at least one physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, with at least six months experience with end stage kidney disease care, onsite during patient treatments.
• Reporting requires clinics to report dialysis related infections to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
• Ownership disclosure requires clinics to provide both The California Department of Public Health and clinic patients with a list of physicians with ownership interest of 5% or more in the clinic.
• Closing requirements require clinics to obtain the California Department of Public Health’s written consent before closing or substantially reducing service to patients.
• Prohibits Proposition 29 also prohibits clinics from refusing care to a patient based upon the patient’s form of payment, whether the patient is an individual payer, the patients health insurer, Medi-Cal, Medicaid, or Medicare.

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What is Dialysis?

Dialysis is a treatment for people with kidney disease whose kidneys are failing. Dialysis is like an artificial kidney, performing some of the important functions that damaged kidneys are no longer able to do.

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Election Results

On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, California voters overwhelmingly rejected proposition 29. At the time of this writing, almost 70% voted against it.

Campaign Spending

Millions were spent for and against this proposition. Almost $8 million was spent supporting it and $37 million against it. Davita contributed almost $25 million and Fresenius Medical Care contributed almost $11 million to defeat this proposition.

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Related Article

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League of Women Voters: Pros & Cons of Proposition 29

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About Rich Foreman

Rich Foreman brings over 30 years of technology leadership to his role of CEO and Co-Founder of KidneySoft.  As founding CTO, Rich led the team that developed the CordicoShield / CordicoFire Wellness App. Cordico was honored with the Sacramento Innovation Award in 2021. After achieving a 7 digit ARR, Cordico was acquired by Lexipol in 2020. Rich has a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington, an MPA from Troy State University and was an officer in the U.S. Navy. Rich co-authored his book, "Tap into the Mobile Economy." Rich's blog was listed in Top 20 Marketing Mobile Blogs of 2014. He has been featured on KCRA3, NEWS10, 1170 Tech AM PowerDrive, Business Radio Money 105.5, SiliconIndia, the Sacramento Business Journal, and the Sacramento Bee. Rich is also the Founding Director of the Sacramento Chapter of Startup Grind and served a term as Utility Commissioner for the City of Folsom. Rich is a regular contributor to TechWire.net and StartupSac. Rich was the Co-founder of Apptology which was named Small Business of the Year in 2014 by the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber. He was also the Founding Chief Technology Officer at Cordico. Cordico was acquired by Lexipol in 2020.  Rich also served 4 years as a Naval Officer in the Civil Engineer Corps.

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Patient Education Disclaimer

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