S. 598: Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-26 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1166; text of measure as introduced: CR S1166-1168)

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1166; text of measure as introduced: CR S1166-1168) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015

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Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise Medicare payments for dialysis services provided to individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and acute kidney injury. Makes individuals with ESRD eligible for Medicare Advantage. Allows dialysis facilities to provide kidney disease education services and allows physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or clinical nurse specialists to refer individuals to those services. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an ESRD Care Coordination program to provide higher Medicare payments to nephrologists, dialysis facilities, and other providers that reduce spending on ESRD by being part of a coordinated care organization. Amends the Public Health Service Act to include dialysis as a service provided by the National Health Service Corps in health professional shortage areas. Makes nephrologists and non-physician practitioners who provide dialysis eligible for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and Loan Repayment Program. Requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report identifying gaps in chronic kidney disease research and comparing research funding to expenditures on disease treatment. Requires HHS to report on: (1) the causes of kidney disease and efforts to treat kidney disease in disproportionately affected minority populations, and (2) disincentives in Medicare payment systems that create barriers to kidney transplants and post-transplant care for beneficiaries with ESRD.

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Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 10 cosponsors

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Mike Crapo (R-ID), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)

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Record fed-us-cong114-s598 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114