Review of 2007 legislative and regulatory issues that affect renal care

This year, several newly effective regulations were issued that will have a dramatic impact on the dialysis industry and on hospital-based kidney transplant programs. In addition, if ultimately enacted, legislation first proposed earlier this year will have a dramatic and far-reaching economic effect on the dialysis industry, particularly in regard to reimbursement for dialysis services. It also appears likely that comprehensive regulations will be issued in 2008 that will govern the operation of dialysis centers in the U.S.

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