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HR 1004 108th Congress House

Kidney Patient Daily Dialysis Quality Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment under the Medicare Program for more frequent hemodialysis treatments.

Introduced: March 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperwork
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Home care servicesHospital careHospital ratesKidney diseasesLawMedical economicsMedicareQuality of careSocial Welfare
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Kidney Patient Daily Dialysis Quality Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish final regulations for equivalent per treatment prospective payment rates for more frequent hemodialysis treatments furnished to qualified individuals at home and in a facility (composite Method I and Method II Cap rates).
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 11, 2004
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 7, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Oct 7, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Mar 13, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 13, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 27, 2003
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Feb 27, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1004: Kidney Patient Daily Dialysis Quality Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1004/
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"H.R. 1004: Kidney Patient Daily Dialysis Quality Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1004/.
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H.R. 1004, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1004/.
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