Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015
Latest action · Feb 26, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1166; text of measure as introduced: CR S1166-1168)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2015 to Feb 23, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Aug 5, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Sep 21, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Feb 23, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1166; text of measure as introduced: CR S1166-1168)
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 | Debate and remarks S1166–S1168Text printed S1166–S1168 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD (text), Mike Crapo R-ID | Feb 26, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1130 | Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015 | Related bill | Mar 27, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
