The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a petition to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot capping the costs of kidney dialysis.
The court says paid organizers of the petition campaign failed to fill out required disclosure forms before they gathered signatures. As a result, all 300 thousand signatures were thrown out. The Kidney Dialysis Patient Protection Amendment Committee was seeking to limit dialysis costs at 115 percent the cost of direct patient care. Their amendment also would have required annual inspections of dialysis clinics and imposed a penalty on companies that overcharge patients.The Ohio Renal Association, which supports providers of outpatient dialysis services, opposed the measure and called it "deceptive and dangerous."
