Young, Blumenauer Introduce Patient-Centric Legislation to Expand Coordinate Care Delivery

Statement

This week, Congressmen Todd Young (R-IN) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced H.R. 5506, the Dialysis PATIENT (Patient Access to Integrated-Care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, and Treatment) Demonstration Act. This bipartisan legislation increases access to high-quality, coordinated care for Americans suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

"For Medicare patients living on fixed incomes, better coordinated care will spare them time, money, and multiple trips in and out of various providers' offices," said Young. "We know patients with end-stage renal disease are vulnerable to a host of accompanying health complications that require extra care. This comprehensive approach, which shifts the focus from treating a singular disease to caring for the whole patient, will not only bring down costs but meaningfully improve quality of life."

"Kidney disease is debilitating and costly. By giving providers better tools to coordinate care and for treatment, these patients will be better served and see better outcomes," said Blumenauer. "This is a first step towards improving kidney care, and more broadly reassessing federal policies, to help our most vulnerable individuals live healthier lives." --

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