Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2023

Summary

Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2023 This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a model under which blood transfusions furnished to an individual receiving hospice care are paid separately from the hospice all-inclusive per diem payment under Medicare. The CMMI must evaluate the model by comparing patients participating in the model with those outside of the model in relation to specified metrics, such as hospital utilization and days of hospice care before the end of life.

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Timeline

1. 22 June 2023

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 June 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 June 2023 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 June 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Jacky Rosen · D · Sponsor
• John Barrasso · R · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2021