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HR 7346 117th Congress House Health

John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2022

Introduced: April 21, 2022 Introduced by: Salazar, Maria Elvira Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 31, 2022
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.
Mar 31, 2022
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John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2022

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (a protein deficiency that raises the risk of lung and other diseases). Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of at-home augmentation therapy for beneficiaries with emphysema as a result of severe hereditary AAT deficiency. Treatment must be provided through qualified home infusion therapy suppliers; beneficiaries must be under the care of a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.

What's happening now April 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 29, 2022
Yarmuth, John
· Nov 10, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 4, 2022
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 28, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Sep 21, 2022
Jacobs, Chris
· Sep 20, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Sep 13, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 3, 2022
Higgins, Brian
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 31, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7346: John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7346/
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"H.R. 7346: John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7346/.
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H.R. 7346, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7346/.
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