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BETTER Kidney Care Act

USA117th CongressHR-4942| House 
| Updated: 8/9/2021
Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Cosponsors (23)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Jason Smith (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients Kidney Care Act or the BETTER Kidney Care Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a demonstration program for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Under the program, renal dialysis facilities, kidney disease specialists, physician practices, and other health care practitioners may form an organization that partners with certain health care entities to provide integrated care to beneficiaries with ESRD. Such care must include all covered Medicare benefits as well as transition services for transplantations, palliative care, and hospice. Each organization must have a minimum number or percentage of participating beneficiaries (350 or 60% of beneficiaries served at the organization's facilities) and must also comply with certain fiscal, governance, and quality of care requirements. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study certain data that is reported to the CMS regarding pediatric dialysis care, as well as the effects of race-based corrections to a specified kidney function test on referrals of ESRD patients for transplant evaluations.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8254
BETTER Kidney Care Act
Aug 5, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2649
Introduced in Senate
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 6, 2021
Referred 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.
Aug 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8254
    BETTER Kidney Care Act


  • August 5, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2649
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 6, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • August 6, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • August 6, 2021
    Referred 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.


  • August 9, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-2649: BETTER Kidney Care Act

BETTER Kidney Care Act

USA117th CongressHR-4942| House 
| Updated: 8/9/2021
Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients Kidney Care Act or the BETTER Kidney Care Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a demonstration program for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Under the program, renal dialysis facilities, kidney disease specialists, physician practices, and other health care practitioners may form an organization that partners with certain health care entities to provide integrated care to beneficiaries with ESRD. Such care must include all covered Medicare benefits as well as transition services for transplantations, palliative care, and hospice. Each organization must have a minimum number or percentage of participating beneficiaries (350 or 60% of beneficiaries served at the organization's facilities) and must also comply with certain fiscal, governance, and quality of care requirements. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study certain data that is reported to the CMS regarding pediatric dialysis care, as well as the effects of race-based corrections to a specified kidney function test on referrals of ESRD patients for transplant evaluations.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8254
BETTER Kidney Care Act
Aug 5, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2649
Introduced in Senate
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 6, 2021
Referred 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.
Aug 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8254
    BETTER Kidney Care Act


  • August 5, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2649
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 6, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • August 6, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • August 6, 2021
    Referred 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.


  • August 9, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer

Democratic Representative

Oregon

Cosponsors (23)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Jason Smith (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-2649: BETTER Kidney Care Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted