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What Health Care Reform Means to Kidney Disease Patients

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Obama’s health reform law in a landmark 5-4 vote.

Here’s a brief recap of what this mean to pateints dealing with FSGS, Nephrotic Syndrome and other rare diseases:

• elimination of discrimination based on pre-existing medical conditions

• elimination of annual and lifetime insurance caps

• elimination of the ability of insurers to discontinue coverage for people who received dire diagnoses

• a public health insurance option to ensure that everyone can afford coverage

For more information contact Marilyn Hailperin at mhailperin@nephcure.org.