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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that providers of services receive adequate payments for the acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4215| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2017
Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen

Republican Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (26)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to pay, to a provider that furnishes a hematopoietic stem cell transplant, an adjusted Medicare payment consistent with the Medicare payment methodology for kidney-acquisition costs outlined in regulation. Under the applicable regulation, kidney-acquisition costs are treated apart from the prospective payment rate for inpatient operating costs, and payment is adjusted to compensate the hospital for certain reasonable expenses. "Hematopoietic stem cell transplant" means the infusion of allogeneic hematopoietic cells (including bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells, and cord-blood units, but excluding embryonic stem cells) that are: (1) not more than minimally manipulated; and (2) intended to reestablish hematopoietic function in an individual whose blood marrow or immune system is damaged, defective, or adversely affective by a congenital disorder.
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Timeline
Nov 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • November 1, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 1, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that providers of services receive adequate payments for the acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4215| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2017
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to pay, to a provider that furnishes a hematopoietic stem cell transplant, an adjusted Medicare payment consistent with the Medicare payment methodology for kidney-acquisition costs outlined in regulation. Under the applicable regulation, kidney-acquisition costs are treated apart from the prospective payment rate for inpatient operating costs, and payment is adjusted to compensate the hospital for certain reasonable expenses. "Hematopoietic stem cell transplant" means the infusion of allogeneic hematopoietic cells (including bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells, and cord-blood units, but excluding embryonic stem cells) that are: (1) not more than minimally manipulated; and (2) intended to reestablish hematopoietic function in an individual whose blood marrow or immune system is damaged, defective, or adversely affective by a congenital disorder.
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Timeline
Nov 1, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • November 1, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 1, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Erik Paulsen

Erik Paulsen

Republican Representative

Minnesota

Cosponsors (26)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Kenny Marchant (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Blood and blood diseasesCancerCell biology and embryologyHospital careImmunology and vaccinationMedicareOrgan and tissue donation and transplantation