IN HR0057

Urges the Legislative Council to establish an Interim Study Committee on Dialysis Treatment, Oversight, and Quality of Care to review kidney dialysis issues in Indiana

Indiana ranks 45th out of 50 states for successful dialysis treatments based on adequate waste removal from patients' blood, with 127 dialysis facilities treating nearly 7,000 Hoosiers

17% of Indiana Medicare dialysis patients have high hemoglobin values (risking strokes and heart attacks) while 3% have low hemoglobin values (risking anemia)

Annual dialysis costs range from $53,000 per patient for peritoneal dialysis to $72,000 for hemodialysis, with the federal government spending over $20 billion annually on dialysis treatment

The proposed study committee would examine state survey sufficiency, safety and quality of care, health disparities, access to care across the state, and coordination with federal oversight officials