Bill · S. 1936· Senate(119-S-1936)
Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 6/3/2025
- Last activity
- 6/3/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Jacky Rosen
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2025," directs the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) to test a new payment model. The goal is to allow blood transfusions for individuals receiving hospice care to be paid separately from the standard Medicare hospice all-inclusive per diem payment. The CMI must establish and implement this model within one year of the act's enactment. The bill specifies that the separate payment for transfusions should match the amount applied if the transfusion were not part of hospice care. Additionally, the CMI is required to evaluate the model using specific metrics such as hospital utilization and the frequency of transfusions.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+7
The bill specifically impacts Medicare recipients, who are predominantly seniors, by improving access to transfusion services.
Would retired people be better off under this?+7
The bill aims to improve the availability of blood transfusions for those in hospice, a group that includes many retirees.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+6
It aims to improve access to blood transfusions for hospice patients through a separate payment model.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Separate Payment for Blood Transfusions: Under Section 2, subsection (h)(1), the bill proposes a model where blood transfusions are paid separately from the all-inclusive per diem payment. This could benefit patients by providing a specific mechanism for the payment of these services at the amount that would otherwise apply if the patient were not in hospice.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Retirees+7Good For Seniors+7
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+6Increases Medicare Funding+5
- 6/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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