How is this bill different than previous “Daily Dialysis” bills (e.g., HR 3096 of 2005)?
A. Similar to HR 3096, which was introduced by Representative McDermott in 2005 and gained 42 cosponsors, HR 5321 expands access to more frequent HD. However, HR 5321 reduces costs by limiting the annual expenditures allowed in each year of the program, and lays out specific data that will be collected and analyzed in order to demonstrate the clinical and economic benefits of daily HD and ultimately guide long term payment policy. Q. How does this bill relate to the “Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act (S 635/HR 1298)”? A. The main goal of S 635/HR 1298 is to obtain a yearly increase in the rate CMS pays for HD (the “composite rate”). Right now, dialysis is the payment system within Medicare that is not updated annually to account for inflation. This change will help patients and providers—but this bill does not address access to more frequent HD. Q. HR 5321 is quite specific in its requests. Why? A. The bill clearly describes how the pilot program should be designed in terms of sc
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