Home Dialysis Risk Prevention Act
This bill requires Medicare to cover specialized monitoring devices that detect dangerous needle dislodgement during home hemodialysis treatments. It directly affects new and respite dialysis patients initiating home care after the law takes effect (one year post-enactment). The key provision establishes a new Medicare payment system for these safety devices, requiring the Secretary to set rates based on device costs, existing Medicare payments, and input from manufacturers and patients. The devices use fiber optics to detect blood leaks and trigger alarms, preventing serious blood loss incidents during treatment.
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1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
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Introduced May 5, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 5, 2023
Committee
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.
lower
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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