H.R. 9703 · 119th Congress
Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2026
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Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2026
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 15, 2026
Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2026
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2026
Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 15, 2026
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.