H.R. 5426 117th Congress House

Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis for certain hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients and to ensure all patients are educated on modality options and receive the resources, information, and support to succeed on the modality of their choice, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 25, 2022 See on congress.gov

Health

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Sep 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 29, 2021

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.

Sep 29, 2021

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2021

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis services for certain individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of services for ESRD individuals who are either initiating peritoneal or home hemodialysis or receiving home dialysis and are unable to self-dialyze due to illness, injury, caregiver issues, or other temporary circumstances. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must develop a payment system for such services.

The bill also requires the development of a patient-centered decision tool that includes home dialysis as an option, as well as a report on racial disparities with respect to the use of staff-assisted home dialysis services.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 19

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Oct 7, 2022

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · May 16, 2022

Blumenauer, Earl

· Apr 14, 2022

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2022

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Mar 9, 2022

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Mar 8, 2022

Rutherford, John H.

Florida · Mar 8, 2022

DOYLE, MIKE

· Mar 3, 2022

Lieu, Ted

California · Mar 3, 2022

Mullin, Markwayne

· Mar 3, 2022

Carson, André

Indiana · Jan 25, 2022

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Jan 25, 2022

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Jan 25, 2022

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 2022

Wisconsin · Jan 25, 2022

Smith, Adrian

Nebraska · Jan 25, 2022

Smith, Jason

Missouri · Sep 29, 2021

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