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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 116
          Author:   McCarty (D), et al.
          Amended:  2/18/16 in Assembly
          Vote:     21  

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  Read and adopted, 2/18/16

           SUBJECT:   National Kidney Month


          SOURCE:    DaVita


          DIGEST:          This resolution proclaims the month of March 2016, and  
          each year thereafter, as National Kidney Month in California,  
          expresses the Legislature's support of programs that work to,  
          among other things, increase awareness of kidney disease, and  
          encourages health care providers to engage in an aggressive  
          program for the treatment of diabetes and high blood pressure.
          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)Kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the U.S.  



          2)One in 10 adults in the U.S. live with kidney disease.  More  
            than 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease (CKD)  
            which is a progressive disease that may lead to premature  
            death or kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease  
            (ESRD). The only treatment options for kidney failure are a  
            kidney transplant or dialysis.










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          3)Nearly 616,000 Americans have ESRD, and more than 430,000 rely  
            on life-sustaining dialysis. More than 95,000 individuals are  
            waiting for kidney transplants.


          4)According to statistics from the federal Centers for Disease  
            Control and Prevention:  


             a)   African Americans are about three and a half times more  
               likely to develop kidney failure than Caucasians; 

             b)   Latinos are one and a half times more likely to develop  
               kidney failure than non-Latinos; and 

             c)   Asian and Pacific Islander Americans are twice as likely  
               to develop kidney failure as Caucasians.

          5)In 1972, the U.S. Congress developed the Medicare End-Stage  
            Renal Disease program. In doing so, Congress ensured that  
            regardless of age or income, any American would have access to  
            life-saving dialysis care. 


          This resolution proclaims the month of March 2016, and each year  
          thereafter, as National Kidney Month in California, expresses  
          the Legislature's support of programs that work to, among other  
          things, increase awareness of kidney disease, and encourages  
          health care providers to engage in an aggressive program for the  
          treatment of diabetes and high blood pressure. 


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified2/29/16)


          DaVita (source)
          California Dialysis Council









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          OPPOSITION:   (Verified2/29/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          3/2/16 15:36:01


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