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Effect of the debt deal on Medicaid and Medicare. |
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Kaiser: Medicaid Untouched, Medicare Spared — For Now — In Debt Deal. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about the lack of Medicare and Medicaid cuts in the initial round of cuts tied to the debt ceiling increase, and about what sort of cuts the programs could be open to later in the year.
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DaVita launches pilot dialyzer recycling project in Southern California |
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Market Watch: DaVita Inc. DVA +0.06% , a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), today announced the company is leveraging the expertise of WM Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. WM -2.60% , and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) to launch a dialyzer recycling pilot in 106 DaVita(R) dialysis clinics in Southern California. This recycling pilot project is expected to be the first of its kind in North America.
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4-D Substudy suggests that low homoarginine levels associate with sudden death. |
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Eur J Heart Failure (Drechsler et al): Conclusion Low homoarginine is a strong risk factor for SCD and death due to heart failure in haemodialysis patients. Further studies are needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms, offering the potential to develop new interventional strategies.
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Senators Durbin and Cochran introduce legislation to extend coverage of transplant immunosuppressive drugs. |
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Political News: The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act would assist thousands of Americans under the age of 65 who are being cut off from Medicare after 36 months by extending coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients.
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Colon microbes may be an important source of uremic toxins. |
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JASN early release (Aronov): These results suggest that colonic microbes may produce an important portion of uremic solutes, most of which remain unidentified.
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