Medicare to cover more new kidney treatments and screenings.
This bill would help people with kidney disease on Medicare get new treatments and screenings more easily. It would make Medicare pay extra for new dialysis drugs and equipment for a longer time. The bill would also add kidney disease screenings to yearly check-ups and expand who can get and give kidney disease education.
Today, Medicare's payment system for new kidney treatments has shorter special payment periods, and some drugs for related conditions might not be covered separately. Kidney disease screenings are not a standard part of annual wellness visits, and education is limited to Stage IV patients and certain providers. After this bill, Medicare would extend special payments for new dialysis drugs and equipment, and create permanent extra payments for these innovations. Annual wellness visits would include kidney disease screenings. More people with advanced kidney disease could get education from a wider range of providers and facilities, with facilities getting direct payment for these services.
HR 6214 · 119th Congress · November 20, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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