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HR 3096 109th Congress House

Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005

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: February 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 30, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 28, 2005
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.
Jun 28, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005 - 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 (commonly known as composite Method I and Method II Cap rates), and prospective payment rates for in-facility training for more frequent hemodialysis.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 16, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· Feb 16, 2006
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 3, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Oct 19, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 19, 2005
Reichert, David
· Sep 27, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 28, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jul 14, 2005
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 28, 2005
HASTINGS, DOC
· Jun 28, 2005
INSLEE, JAY
· Jun 28, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 28, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 28, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 28, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3096: Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3096/
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"H.R. 3096: Kidney Patient More Frequent Dialysis Quality Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3096/.
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H.R. 3096, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3096/.
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