Senator Says Medicare Policy Could Harm Dialysis Patients in Kentucky From: U.S. Newswire | Date: February 1, 2002 | Copyright 2002 U.S. Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new Medicare proposal restricting access to the most widely used medication for kidney dialysis patients who need vitamin D therapy has the potential to harm patients, Kentucky Senate President Pro Tem Richard L. "Dick" Roeding (R-Lakeside Park) said today.

"This policy is an insult, and potentially adds injury, to patients in Kentucky," said Sen. Roeding. "It would deny Medicare beneficiaries access to the drug that is most widely prescrib...

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