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  • Dialysis patients lose access to treatments

    09/01/2011 5:17:03 PM PDT · by moonshinner_09 · 20 replies
    Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | September 1, 2011 | Misty Williams
    Twenty-two former Grady Memorial Hospital patients, many of them uninsured illegal immigrants, had potential life-saving dialysis treatments discontinued Thursday after a contract between the hospital and a national dialysis provider expired.Most of the patients, because they are in the country illegally, don’t qualify for Medicare, which covers dialysis for most Americans with end-stage renal disease. Without regular dialysis, experts say, people suffering from the disease can die within weeks. The emergency room is now the immigrants’ only option, said Dorothy Leone-Glasser, president of the nonprofit Advocates for Responsible Care. “These patients are left in a very dangerous situation,” she said....