Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the Medicare Program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes.

2/27/2007--Introduced.
Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration projects to:
(1) increase public awareness about the factors that lead to chronic kidney disease, how to prevent it, how to treat it, and how to avoid kidney failure, as well as enhance surveillance systems and expand research to better assess the prevalence and incidence of kidney disease; and
(2) enable individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to develop self-management skills. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare coverage of kidney disease patient education services.
Directs the Secretary to:
(1) establish blood flow monitoring demonstration projects; and
(2) arrange with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the barriers to increasing the number of individuals with ESRD who elect to receive home dialysis services or other treatment modalities under Medicare. Sets forth required training for patient care dialysis technicians.
Directs the Secretary to establish an independent, multidisciplinary, nonpartisan End-Stage Renal Disease Advisory Committee. Establishes the annual update framework for the Medicare ESRD composite rate. Directs the Secretary to establish a three-year continuous quality improvement initiative under which quality payments are provided to renal dialysis facilities, providers of services, and physicians that:
(1) provide items and services to individuals with ESRD enrolled under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); and
(2) meet quality benchmarks and demonstrate quality improvements. Requires the Secretary to make quality incentive payments to facilities and providers whose services to individuals with ESRD have substantially improved or exceeded a certain threshold. Extends Medicare as secondary payer with respect to individuals with ESRD.


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Sponsor

• Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
• and 164 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Jo Ann Davis
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
  • Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
  • Thelma Drake
  • Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17]
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Philip English
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Michael Ferguson
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY-20]
  • Paul Gillmor
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Virgil Goode
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
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  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Kenny Hulshof
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Bobby Jindal
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
  • Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • John Kuhl
  • Nicholas Lampson
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Ron Lewis
  • Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Michael McNulty
  • Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. Brad Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Steven Pearce
  • Charles Pickering
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]
  • Jon Porter
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • James Ramstad
  • Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Thomas Reynolds
  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
  • Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
  • Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
  • Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
  • Gerald Weller
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Albert Wynn
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 3 more
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1193

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 27, 2007

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• Mar 13, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Feb 28, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Feb 27, 2007: 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.
• Feb 27, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Feb 27, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Feb 27, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E402)
• Introduced on Feb 27, 2007.
• Feb 27, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E402)

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July 25, 2007 Kidney Care Community Warning: Proposed Medicare Cuts for Dialysis ...

Further, the proposed cuts ignore the strong and growing congressional support for the Kidney Care Quality & Education Act (HR 1193), introduced by ...

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March 08, 2007 Kidney Care Partners Urges Kidney Disease Awareness & Legislative ...

The Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 (S. 691 and HR 1193) was introduced last week by Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Representatives John Lewis ...

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March 08, 2007 Kidney Care Partners Urges Kidney Disease Awareness & Legislative ...

The Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 (S. 691 and HR 1193) was introduced last week by Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Representatives John Lewis ...

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September 08, 2008 The Online Office of Congressman John Lewis - June 27, 2008: Rep ...

Lewis introduced two pieces of legislation—H.R. 552 the Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act and H.R. 1193 and the Kidney Care Quality and Education Act—that the Ways & Means Committee saw as good ideas and included portions of them ...

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July 19, 2008 john lewis applauds override of bush medicare veto

lewis introduced, hr 1193, the kidney care and quality education act, which addresses issues related to end stage renal disease, and hr 552, the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the fourth leading cause of death in the united ...

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June 04, 2008 ESRD could see permanent reimbursement update in Senate bill

The bill could also have a number of provisions drafted in the Kidney Care Quality and Education Act (S.691/HR 1193)Last night, Inside CMS reported the Democrat’s draft includes ESRD provisions ...

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