This bill clarifies Medicare protections for patients with end-stage renal disease who require dialysis treatment. Specifically, it amends the Medicare Secondary Payer Act to prevent private health insurance plans from discriminating against dialysis patients or treating dialysis services less favorably than other covered medical services. The legislation ensures that private insurers cannot shift the financial burden of dialysis care onto the Medicare program by imposing unfair coverage limitations on these patients. However, the bill preserves insurance companies' ability to choose which dialysis providers they include in their networks. The measure was introduced in December 2023 and referred to the House Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
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