HR 2199 · in committee · significant

Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

What this bill does

Private health insurers cannot limit benefits in ways that treat dialysis patients with Medicare differently than other patients.
People with end-stage renal disease who have both Medicare and private insurance are affected.
The bill takes effect upon enactment with no specified appropriations or costs.

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Community Threads

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How would this bill affect the premiums or coverage options that people with both Medicare and private insurance currently pay for dialysis treatment?
02
What specific limitations on dialysis benefits does this bill aim to prevent, and why do supporters believe insurers are currently treating Medicare patients differently?
03
For dialysis patients who rely solely on Medicare without private insurance, would this bill provide any additional protections or benefits to their coverage?

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Sponsor · R-PA-16

Mike Kelly

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

62/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-03-18

Joining the bill

+ 50 more

Legislative timeline

2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-03-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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