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S1173Referred to Committee

Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-27
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy
Republican · LA · Senator
Votes with party: 33.4% (299 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001075

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Kevin Cramer (R-ND)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Martin Heinrich (D-NM)Original· 2025-03-27
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)· 2025-09-11
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)· 2025-10-01
  • Ted Budd (R-NC)· 2025-10-29
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)· 2025-12-18

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2025-03-27

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act This bill specifies certain requirements for private health insurers regarding coverage of individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who are also covered under Medicare. In particular, the bill specifies that insurers may not limit benefits, including limiting network composition, in a manner that will affect ESRD Medicare beneficiaries differently compared to others without ESRD. The bill additionally specifies that insurers are not required to include a particular renal dialysis provider or a particular number of such providers as part of their networks.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health
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