# 114-hr-5659: ESRD Choice Act of 2016

114-hr-5659, ESRD Choice Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5659
- Congress: 114
- Title: ESRD Choice Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2016-07-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016 or the ESRD Choice Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to be eligible for Medicare Advantage (MA). Under current law, only individuals who develop ESRD while already enrolled in an MA plan may be considered eligible. With respect to payment, the bill: (1) shifts responsibility for the cost of kidney acquisitions from MA plans to Medicare's fee-for-service program, and (2) excludes such costs from the calculation of certain benchmarks that form the basis for payment under MA plans.

## Cosponsors (11)

- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2016-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2016-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- JOE BARTON (R-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5659 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5659)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5659 (as of 2025-11-18).