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H.R. 5659: Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016

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H.R. 5659: Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-07 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 529 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5659 (2016-09-21), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016

Plain summary

Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016 or the ESRD Choice Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to be eligible for Medicare Advantage (MA). Under current law, only individuals who develop ESRD while already enrolled in an MA plan may be considered eligible. With respect to payment, the bill: (1) shifts responsibility for the cost of kidney acquisitions from MA plans to Medicare's fee-for-service program, and (2) excludes such costs from the calculation of certain benchmarks that form the basis for payment under MA plans.

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Official text

Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5659, Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016 (2016-07-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Todd Young (R-IN), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] reported raising $6.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5659 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114