NKF of Ohio Denounces Proposed Medicare Policy ; Agency's Insurance Carrier Would Restrict Treatment For Dialysis Patients

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: February 1, 2002 | Copyright information

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Kidney Foundation of Ohio today strongly criticized an insurance company that administers Medicare benefits for proposing a policy that would restrict access to vitamin D therapy for dialysis patients in Ohio.

The draft policy by AdminaStar Federal Inc. in Chicago, the Medicare contractor for Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, would restrict access to treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism, a dangerous condition associated with kidney failure. If not treated properly, secondary hyperparathyroidism can lead to harmful ...

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