Kidney Care Access Protection Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 17
- Latest action
- Nov 20, 2025
What it does
The Kidney Care Access Protection Act aims to improve access to innovative treatments for end-stage renal disease under Medicare by extending and making permanent certain payment adjustments for new renal dialysis drugs, biologicals, and devices. It amends the Social Security Act to extend the Transitional Drug Add-On Payment Adjustment (TDAPA) period to at least three years for qualifying products approved on or after January 1, 2020, and establishes a permanent post-TDAPA add-on adjustment for such products furnished on or after January 1, 2026. The bill also revises payment rules for new dialysis equipment, includes breakthrough devices in transitional adjustments, and modifies…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.