SACRAMENTO, Calif.,
Oct. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- DaVita Kidney Care, a
division of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), and a leading provider of
kidney care services in the United States, issued the
following statement attributable to Javier
Rodriguez, CEO for DaVita Kidney
Care.
"We are deeply relieved and want to thank Governor Brown for
protecting dialysis patients and vetoing SB 1156, a bill that would
have significantly hurt dialysis patients throughout that state,"
said Javier Rodriguez, CEO for
DaVita Kidney Care. "This bill was
sponsored and pushed by the SEIU and Blue Shield of California and would have harmed thousands of
dialysis patients in California by
allowing health plans to discriminate against low-income dialysis
patients who rely on charitable assistance to pay their insurance
premiums."
About DaVita Kidney Care
DaVita Kidney
Care is a division of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company,
that through its operating divisions provides a variety of health
care services to patient populations throughout the United
States and abroad. A leading provider of dialysis services
in the United States, DaVita Kidney Care treats
patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal
disease. DaVita Kidney Care strives to improve patients'
quality of life by innovating clinical care, and by offering
integrated treatment plans, personalized care teams and convenient
health-management services. As of June 30, 2018, DaVita
Kidney Care operated or provided administrative services at
2,580 outpatient dialysis centers located in the United
States serving approximately 201,000 patients. The company
also operated 253 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United States. DaVita Kidney
Care supports numerous programs dedicated to creating
positive, sustainable change in communities around the world. The
company's leadership development initiatives and social
responsibility efforts have been recognized by Fortune, Modern
Healthcare, Newsweek and WorldBlu. For more information, please
visit DaVita.com.
Contact Information
Media:
Alicia Patterson
Alicia.Patterson@davita.com
303-876-6982
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