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: November 19, 2019 See on congress.gov

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May 2, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

May 2, 2019

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 2, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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