Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2026
In committeeImproving 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.
Jul 15, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
The bill proposes a model for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test separate payments for blood transfusions for hospice patients, outside the all-inclusive per diem payment. It aims to improve access to transfusion care by evaluating various metrics related to hospice and non-hospice patients receiving transfusions.