Coordinated Care Bill Can Ensure Patients Receive Needed Treatment
Sadly, Paul Van Vooren passed away after this article was published. As a patient with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) who has undergone 65 surgeries, including a kidney transplant, and received dialysis treatments for over eight years, I know the importance of coordinate care for dialysis patients. My treatment for VHL sometimes requires me to travel hours to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. I also have my primary doctor in Sioux Falls that helps me maintain my active lifestyle, despite needing to rely on dialysis. From my conversations with other kidney patients, I know that isn’t the case. They also rely [...]