Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026
Rep. Miller Introduces Bill to Expand Medicare Coverage for Home Dialysis Support
The Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means for review. The bill is actively moving forward as it awaits further action from these committees.
Legislative Progress
While kidney care often gets bipartisan support, this bill was just introduced and has not yet gained the broad momentum or Senate support needed to pass.
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Medicare would expand to cover two new types of support for patients who do dialysis at home: staff-assisted respite care (up to 20 sessions per year) and mental health services (up to 4 sessions in the first 60 days). These services would be paid through new add-on adjustments rather than by cutting other dialysis payments, representing a net expansion of Medicare benefits for a small but vulnerable group of beneficiaries.
“beginning January 1, 2028, staff-assisted home dialysis respite care furnished to a patient in the place of residence used as such patient's home”
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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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026
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