Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 24, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) grant full coverage of dialysis access procedures in the ambulatory surgical center setting for individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and enrolled under Medicare part B (Hospital Insurance); and (2) structure the relative value units applicable to physicians' services for vascular access procedures to encourage clinically appropriate placement of natural vascular access for dialysis patients.
Directs the Secretary to establish demonstration projects for an outcomes-based ESRD financial incentives reimbursement system to evaluate methods that improve the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease.
Sets forth required training for patient care dialysis technicians.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the: (1) establishment of annual update framework for the Medicare end stage renal disease composite rate; and (2) extension of Medicare as secondary payer.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the impact of the temporary codes (G-codes) for nephrologists' services applicable under the Medicare fee schedule for physician's services.
Requires the Secretary to establish demonstration projects to: (1) increase public awareness about chronic kidney disease; (2) enhance surveillance systems and expand chronic kidney disease research; and (3) enable individuals with ESRD to develop self-management skills.
Amends SSA title XVIII to provide for Medicare coverage of kidney disease patient education services.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish blood flow monitoring demonstration projects; (2) provide for appropriate incentives to improve the Medicare home dialysis benefit; (3) arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the barriers to increasing the number of individuals with ESRD who elect to receive home dialysis services under Medicare; and (4) establish an independent, multidisciplinary, nonpartisan End-Stage Renal Disease Advisory Committee.
Cosponsors 190
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2005 to Dec 8, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Apr 8, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | May 23, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jun 9, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| R-MO | Kenny C. Hulshof | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 21, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jun 23, 2005 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jun 28, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jul 13, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Oct 20, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| R-TN | William L. Jenkins | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Nov 8, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Nov 16, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 2, 2006 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Mar 2, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Mar 2, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 2, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Mar 2, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Mar 2, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 5, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | May 10, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | May 17, 2006 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 18, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | Jun 19, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Jun 22, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 22, 2006 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 26, 2006 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| R-AZ | J. D. Hayworth | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Sep 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 5, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Dec 8, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2005 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 15, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2005Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Amendments S3852 | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (amendment), Jon S. Corzine D-NJ (amendment) | Apr 18, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-63 | HEARING ON MEDPAC'S MARCH REPORT ON MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICIES90 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Mar 1, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 635 | Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 | Related bill | Mar 16, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the Medicare Program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005
Subjects
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- Collection of accounts
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- Diabetes
- Employee health benefits
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health education
- Health surveys
- Home care services
- Kidney diseases
- Labor and Employment
- Licenses
- Medical economics
- Medical fees
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Nurse practitioners
- Nurses
- Paramedical personnel
- Physicians
- Physicians' assistants
- Quality of care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Self-care
- Social Welfare
- Social work
- Surgeons
- Surgery
- Technical education
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
- Vaccination
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2005Introduced in House
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