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HR 1130 114th Congress House

Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015

Official title: To improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2015
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 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise Medicare payments for dialysis services provided to individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and acute kidney injury. Extends the time period when a private health insurer, in determining benefits, cannot consider a group health insurance enrollee's ESRD or entitlement to Medicare coverage due to ESRD. Makes individuals with ESRD eligible for Medicare Advantage.

Allows dialysis facilities to provide kidney disease education services and allows physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or clinical nurse specialists to refer individuals to those services.

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an ESRD Care Coordination program to provide higher Medicare payments to nephrologists, dialysis facilities, and other providers that reduce spending on ESRD by being part of a coordinated care organization.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to include dialysis as a service provided by the National Health Service Corps in health professional shortage areas. Makes nephrologists and non-physician practitioners who provide dialysis eligible for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and Loan Repayment Program.

Requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report identifying gaps in chronic kidney disease research and comparing research funding to expenditures on disease treatment. Requires HHS to study the causes of kidney disease and efforts to treat kidney disease in disproportionately affected minority populations.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 18 Republican 5
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Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 8, 2016
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 14, 2016
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 14, 2016
McSally, Martha
· Jul 14, 2016
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 14, 2016
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 24, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2016
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 18, 2016
Comstock, Barbara
· Mar 15, 2016
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Dec 16, 2015
Young, David
· Dec 16, 2015
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Oct 1, 2015
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 1, 2015
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 24, 2015
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 24, 2015
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 9, 2015
Chaffetz, Jason
· Sep 9, 2015
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Sep 9, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 4, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 31, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Jul 21, 2015
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 23, 2015
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 19, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 22, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 28, 2015
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Apr 28, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 13, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1130: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1130/
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"H.R. 1130: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1130/.
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