Column: Prop. 29 would stiffen requirements for California dialysis clinics. It’s also political extortion
LA TimesPolitical extortion was not what reformers intended when they created California’s system of direct democracy 111 years ago. Proposition 29’s patient safeguards are needed, he says, because “these are some of the worst providers in the health industry. And these are some of the frailest patients… “There’s a lot of profit gouging.” But if the situation is that bad, why isn’t the union making a serious effort to pass Proposition 29? The dialysis providers feel they can’t take a chance on Proposition 29 passing because, according to the nonpartisan legislative analyst, it “would increase each clinic’s costs by several hundred thousand dollars annually on average.” That might force some clinics to close, the analyst says. Nobody’s disputing that,” says Dr. Bryan Wong, an Oakland kidney specialist who opposes Proposition 29.
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California voters reject Proposition 29’s mandates for kidney dialysis clinics
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Column: Obscenely rich dialysis firms are spending millions to defeat Proposition 29’s tighter regulations
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Endorsement: On the ballot for a third time, Prop. 29 is a tired retread that could hurt dialysis patients
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Prop. 23, which would have imposed new regulations on dialysis industry, fails
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Prop. 23: What you need to know about the dialysis measure
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Endorsement: No on Prop 23. It would raise costs and not improve kidney patients’ care
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Why California dialysis clinics are spending $111 million to defeat a modest ballot proposition
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Endorsement: Proposition 8 isn’t about dialysis care, it’s about punishing non-unionized clinics. Vote no
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