H.R. 8875 · In committee · Health

Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026

Sponsor: Carol D. Miller (R-WV)

What it does

• Establish Medicare coverage for staff-assisted home dialysis respite care for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease.
• Establish Medicare coverage for renal mental health services delivered at the home of beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease.
• Determine benefit design, cost-sharing, and payment rates for these newly covered services.

Official summary

Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis respite care and renal mental health services that are furnished at the home of a beneficiary with end-stage renal disease.

Latest action

May 21, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 13.

Committee: House Ways and Means