HR 6218
116th Congress
House
Health
Drug therapy
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
Introduced: March 12, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Plain-English summary
Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
This bill specifically includes pharmacy services and certain self-administered drugs as part of covered home infusion therapy under Medicare, and specifies that certain payment components still apply regardless of whether or not a qualified supplier is physically present in the beneficiary's home.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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