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HR 3912 116th Congress House

Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase awareness, expand preventative services, and improve care for individuals with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2019
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.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act

This bill expands, establishes, and otherwise modifies requirements under Medicare and other health care programs relating to individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Among other things, the bill

  • expands the scope of the National Health Service Corps to specifically include kidney disease specialists,
  • modifies payments under the Medicare ESRD program to exclude certain adjustment factors (e.g., comorbidities),
  • authorizes incentive payments for renal dialysis facilities that exceed performance standards under the Medicare ESRD program, and
  • expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies) to all ESRD beneficiaries.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1676 Related bill Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2019
  • HR 8181 Related bill Jack Reynold’s Memory MediGap Expansion
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 5, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3912: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3912/
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"H.R. 3912: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3912/.
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H.R. 3912, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3912/.
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