Court strikes down California law targeting dialysis industry profits

Court strikes down California law targeting dialysis industry profits

A federal appeals court ruled last week that California’s attempt to limit how much dialysis companies profit from certain privately insured patients is unconstitutional — a victory for an industry that has repeatedly beaten back efforts to control its costs. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down key pieces of Assembly Bill 290, a law designed to limit how much dialysis companies could profit from privately insured patients who recei…