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HR 5426 117th Congress House Health

Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2021

Introduced: September 29, 2021 See on congress.gov
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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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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.

What's happening now September 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10 Republican 4
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 7, 2022
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · May 16, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2022
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Mar 9, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Mar 8, 2022
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Mar 8, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· Mar 3, 2022
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Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 3, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 25, 2022
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 25, 2022
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 25, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 25, 2022
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 25, 2022
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jan 25, 2022
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · Sep 29, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5426: Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5426/
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"H.R. 5426: Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5426/.
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H.R. 5426, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5426/.
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