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« on: September 02, 2008, 12:48:04 PM »


Excerpts from http://www.dialysispatients.org

The patient-led Board of Directors of DaVita Patient Citizens (DPC) – a national non-profit patient organization dedicated to improving all dialysis
patients’ quality of life – announced today that in order to better represent the organization’s independent spirit of governance and diversity of membership,
it will now be known as Dialysis Patient Citizens.



Even with the name change, isn't it still run by Davita?

DPC has joined with Kidney Care Partners to produce a Kidney Care Community Petition designed ensure that Congress hears from those who have a stake in
seeing improvements made to the End Stage Renal Disease Medicare Program—with the end result being to slow the growth of kidney disease and to improve dialysis care. 


While appearing to be grass roots support of dialysis related issues, there is always the goal of more funds for the service providers!  ???
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« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2008, 02:35:49 PM »

exactly.....Dialy$i$ Patient$ Citizen$
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« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2008, 03:04:28 PM »

exactly.....Dialy$i$ Patient$ Citizen$

Sad, but true. . . :(
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« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2008, 11:10:35 PM »

exactly.....Dialy$i$ Patient$ Citizen$

Or Dialy$i$ Patient$' Ca$h.
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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2008, 09:33:04 AM »

This is how we lose credibility with Congress.

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