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H.R. 5942: Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services Demonstration Act of 2016

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H.R. 5942: Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services Demonstration Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-09-07 · Health · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-09-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services Demonstration Act of 2016

Plain summary

Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2016 or the Dialysis Patient Access to Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services Demonstration Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program for the provision of integrated care to Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Under the voluntary program, eligible participating providers may form organizations to offer ESRD integrated care models and serve as medical homes for program-eligible beneficiaries. Such a model: (1) shall cover medical and hospital services, other than hospice care, under Medicare; (2) must include benefits for transition into palliative care; and (3) may cover prescription drug benefits. An organization must offer at least one open network model but may also offer one or more preferred network models. An organization shall return savings achieved under the models to program-eligible beneficiaries. A beneficiary shall have the opportunity to: (1) opt out of the program, (2) make an assignment change into an open network model offered by a different organization, or (3) elect a preferred network model. The bill establishes requirements regarding: (1) benefits for program-eligible beneficiaries who are also eligible for Medicaid benefits, (2) program quality and reporting, (2) ESRD integrated care strategy, (3) program operation and scope, (4) beneficiary notification, and (5) payment.

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Official text

Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services Demonstration Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] · 68 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] reported raising $5.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5942 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114