HR. 2172In Committee
Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act
Expands Medicare home infusion therapy coverage to include pharmacy services and drugs given without a pump, while broadening who may manage care plans and when payment is allowed
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Expands Medicare home infusion therapy coverage to include pharmacy services and drugs given without a pump, while broadening who may manage care plans and when payment is allowed
Key points
- Allow nurses to establish care plans
- Allow physician assistants to review care plans
- Allow payment without practitioner presence
- Expand Medicare home infusion coverage
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-03-18 — 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.
Related context
Topics and policy areas
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