US SB598 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1166; text of measure as introduced: CR S1166-1168)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1166; text of measure as introduced: CR S1166-1168)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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. 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 report on: (1) the causes of kidney disease and efforts to treat kidney disease in disproportionately affected minority populations, and (2) disincentives in Medicare payment systems that create barriers to kidney transplants and post-transplant care for beneficiaries with ESRD.
Title
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] |
| Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
| Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1166; text of measure as introduced: CR S1166-1168) |
Same As/Similar To
HB1130 (Related) 2015-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Medical education
Medical research
Medicare
Minority health
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Research administration and funding
Student aid and college costs
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Medical education
Medical research
Medicare
Minority health
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Research administration and funding
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/598/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s598/BILLS-114s598is.pdf |
