Kidney dialysis patients more likely to survive in Connecticut, ProPublica, New Haven Register research shows

Published: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 By Mary E. O’Leary, New Haven Register Staff –    The estimated cost of serving some 400,000 Americans with dialysis treatment is about $77,000 per patient, with 100,000 more clients added yearly. Given that kidney failure has increased by 80 percent in the past 22 year in the U.S., that rate is expected to continue to grow.
Of the 40 clinics in Connecticut , the individual reports kept by CMS did showed continuing problems with proper sanitation, almost across the board, but several were cited for more serious clinical conditions based on state inspections. Read more