The Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act clarifies existing Medicare rules to prevent health insurance plans from treating patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) less favorably than other patients or shifting their dialysis costs to Medicare. The bill amends the Medicare Secondary Payer Act to explicitly prohibit insurance plans from limiting dialysis coverage or imposing different rules for ESRD patients compared to other covered individuals, though plans can still choose which dialysis providers to include in their networks. This legislation affects patients requiring dialysis treatment and their insurance coverage, as well as health insurance companies offering group plans. The bill does not allocate new federal funding but directs the federal government to enforce these protections through existing regulatory procedures. The measure was introduced in September 2024 and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance.
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