; (B) examines coverage for, and utilization of, home dialysis in rural communities, and makes recommendations on how to improve access to home dialysis for such rural communities; and (C) analyzes clinical and quality of life outcomes for patients, disaggregated by geographic and demographic indicators, who receive different dialysis modalities, including staff-assisted home dialysis, unassisted home dialysis, and dialysis furnished in a facility. (3) Patient decision tool Not later than December 31, 2025, for the purposes of section 1881(b)(14)(J)) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(14)(J) ), as added by subsection (a), the Secretary shall convene a patient panel to develop a patient-centered decision tool to assist dialysis patients in evaluating their lifestyle and goals and in choosing the dialysis setting and modality. Such tool shall include an acknowledgment that the patient is capable of home dialysis and wants home dialysis, if that is the modality such patient chooses. (4) Patient quality of life metric Section 1881(h)(2)(A)(iv) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395rr(h)(2)(A)(iv) ) is amended— (A) in subclause (II), by striking and at the end; (B) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (IV) patient quality of life for all individuals utilizing dialysis regardless of modality, with the intent of measuring and improving patient quality of life on dialysis. .