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Prop. 29: New Rules for Dialysis Clinics

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A hospital room, where in the foreground a large, square machine with a screen and lights and tubes coming out of it connect to a woman sitting beyond it, with white hair and glasses, a pink button-up shirt and blue pants.
About 80,000 Californians receive dialysis treatment every month. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Launched for a third time by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, Prop. 29 would add new rules on dialysis clinics. If approved, dialysis clinics would be required to have a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during all treatment hours, among other requirements. Opponents say Prop. 29 imposes unnecessary requirements and would cause clinics to shut down. 

Guest:  Kevin Stark, KQED science senior editor

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