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HR 5321 109th Congress House

Access to Better Choice in Dialysis Act of 2006

Official title: To establish a pilot project to demonstrate the impact of payment for more frequent hemodialysis treatment under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: June 22, 2006 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2006
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.
May 9, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Better Choice in Dialysis Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a five-year pilot project to measure the impact of increasing the payment amount otherwise provided under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, based upon the provision of hemodialysis treatment more frequently than three times per week.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
POMEROY, EARL
· Jul 26, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 28, 2006
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 22, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5321: Access to Better Choice in Dialysis Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5321/
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"H.R. 5321: Access to Better Choice in Dialysis Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5321/.
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H.R. 5321, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5321/.
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