Federal · 119th Congress
Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026
Policy areaHealth
Summary
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis respite care and renal mental health services that are furnished at the home of a beneficiary with end-stage renal disease.
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Other titles2
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include certain additional services as self-care home dialysis support services under the Medicare program.Official Title as Introduced
Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026Short Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history5
May 21, 2026
House · CommitteeOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 13.
May 21, 2026
House · CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 19, 2026
HouseReferred 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.
May 19, 2026
HouseReferred 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.
May 19, 2026
IntroducedIntroduced in House