H.R. 6860 aims to amend the Social Security Act to clarify protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act for patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The bill seeks to prevent private health plans from discriminating against dialysis patients or classifying dialysis less favorably...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6860 is a special rule that says private health insurance can't treat people who need kidney dialysis any worse than other patients, and it can't make Medicare pay for their treatments when the insurance should. It also talks about playing fair by letting companies pick which dialysis places they will work with, but not in a way that leaves smaller ones out or confuses people.