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Volume/Issue:
Volume 1: Issue 4
Page:
21–22
Publication Date:
01 Jul 2009
Online Publication Date:
22 Jun 2015

Kidney Policy Update: 2009 State Short Session Wrap-Up

Caroline Jennette
Volume/Issue:
Volume 1: Issue 4
Publication Date:
01 Jul 2009
Page:
21–22
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Although the year is only half over, as of July, 41 states will have ended their legislative sessions for the year. Of this group, 17 states will carry over bills to the 2010 session if they have already passed both the House and the Senate. Dealing with budget shortfalls and a crumbling economy continues to take up a large chunk of political time, but policy initiatives related to kidney disease and nephrology were still introduced, and some were successful in their passage.

Figure 1 provides a snapshot of the number of bills introduced during the 2009 session related to
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