Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2019
Latest action · May 23, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2019
This bill addresses Medicare coverage for and access to treatment for chronic kidney disease. Specifically, the bill modifies provisions related to coverage by (1) allowing certain Medicare beneficiaries who have End Stage Renal Disease to enroll in Medicare supplemental policies, and (2) establishing new Medicare payment structures for renal dialysis services. Among other changes, the bill (1) provides for alternative payment methodologies for certain new drugs, biologics, and devices that are renal dialysis services; (2) revises quality measures; (3) establishes an incentive payment methodology; and (4) increases access to kidney disease education services.
In addition, the bill requires information sharing between hospitals and renal dialysis centers in some circumstances as well as federal studies on issues related to kidney disease, including the use of palliative care and ways to increase transplantation rates.
The Department of Health and Human Services may also award National Health Services Corps scholarships and loan repayment to nephrology health professionals.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2019 to Sep 17, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 17, 2019 |
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 May 23, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44970 | The National Health Service Corps | Report | Apr 9, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3912 | Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act | Related bill | Jul 24, 2019 |
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Digestive and metabolic diseases
- Drug therapy
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hospital care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Minority health
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced 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.
