3.0.0 691 2023-01-11T19:57:31Z 2023-01-11T19:57:31Z Senate S S 2007-02-27 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-27T17:10:35Z Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 110 1193 HR 2007-03-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2007-02-27 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-02-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2277) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-03-06 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-03-08 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-03-12 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-03-12 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-03-14 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-03-14 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-03-15 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-04-10 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2007-04-11 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-04-11 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-04-30 False L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-05-01 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-05-07 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-05-09 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-05-09 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2007-05-14 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-05-23 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-06-06 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-06-07 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2007-06-20 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-06-25 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-06-27 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2007-06-28 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2007-06-29 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2007-09-04 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-09-06 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2008-04-09 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2008-04-16 False Health Access to health care Child health Chronically ill Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Health education Health facilities Health information systems Health surveys Home care services Hospital rates Inspectors general Kidney diseases Labor and Employment Law Licenses Medical economics Medical fees Medical personnel Medical research Medical supplies Medicare Physicians Preventive medicine Quality of care Quality of life Science, Technology, Communications Self-care Social Welfare Technical education Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Health 00 2007-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-15T21:39:09Z Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration projects to: (1) increase public awareness about the factors that lead to chronic kidney disease, how to prevent it, how to treat it, and how to avoid kidney failure, as well as enhance surveillance systems and expand research to better assess the prevalence and incidence of kidney disease; and (2) enable individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to develop self-management skills.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare coverage of kidney disease patient education services.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish blood flow monitoring demonstration projects; and (2) arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the barriers to increasing the number of individuals with ESRD who elect to receive home dialysis services or other treatment modalities under Medicare.

Sets forth required training for patient care dialysis technicians.

Directs the Secretary to establish an independent, multidisciplinary, nonpartisan End-Stage Renal Disease Advisory Committee.

Establishes the annual update framework for the Medicare ESRD composite rate.

Directs the Secretary to establish a three-year continuous quality improvement initiative under which quality payments are provided to renal dialysis facilities, providers of services, and physicians that: (1) provide items and services to individuals with ESRD enrolled under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); and (2) meet quality benchmarks and demonstrate quality improvements.

Requires the Secretary to make quality incentive payments to facilities and providers whose services to individuals with ESRD have substantially improved or exceeded a certain threshold.

Extends Medicare as secondary payer with respect to individuals with ESRD.

]]> Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the Medicare program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s691is/xml/BILLS-110s691is.xml 2007-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.