Acknowledging the Chairman during the session.
09/10/2013
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It is estimated that 12.5 million Americans have lost at least 50% of their normal kidney function.
The direct economic cost of health care for kidney failure, stemming largely from the Federal Government, is more than $15 billion per year.
There is no cure for kidney disease. But there is room for hope.
I urge all my colleagues to read through this seminal report and to share copies with their constituents.