HR 8376 United States House · 119th Congress

Concurrent Care for Comfort Act

The Concurrent Care for Comfort Act modifies Medicare rules to allow individuals with end-stage renal disease who elect hospice care to continue receiving palliative dialysis services. Under this bill, these patients can receive up to ten sessions of dialysis focused on comfort rather than treatment or maintenance, with payments made separately from the standard hospice care bundle. The legislation establishes a new payment methodology for these services starting in 2026 and grants the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority to adjust the session limit based on future data and stakeholder feedback. Additionally, the act clarifies that patients must still meet standard Medicare cost-sharing requirements, such as deductibles and coinsurance, for these specific palliative dialysis sessions.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics: Medicare

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Apr 2026

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Introduced Apr 20, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026

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Apr 20, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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Apr 20, 2026

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