HR 2498
116th Congress
House
Health
Blood and blood diseases
Cell biology and embryology
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
PACT Act
Introduced: May 2, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Patient Access to Cellular Transplant Act or the PACT Act
This bill specifies that payment under Medicare to a hospital for the acquisition costs of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (e.g., bone marrow transplant from a donor) must be made on a reasonable cost basis (similar to the current payment methodology for solid organ acquisitions). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must determine included items through regulations.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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