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PACT Act

USA116th CongressS-1268| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
Debbie Stabenow

Debbie Stabenow

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (6)
Todd Young (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Patient Access to Cellular Transplant Act or the PACT Act This bill specifies that payment under Medicare to a hospital for the acquisition costs of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (e.g., bone marrow transplant from a donor) must be made on a reasonable cost basis (similar to the current payment methodology for solid organ acquisitions). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must determine included items through regulations.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-654
PACT Act
May 1, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4695
Received in the Senate.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-654
    PACT Act


  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4695
    Received in the Senate.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • HR 116-2498: PACT Act
Blood and blood diseasesCell biology and embryologyHospital careImmunology and vaccinationMedicareOrgan and tissue donation and transplantation

PACT Act

USA116th CongressS-1268| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
Patient Access to Cellular Transplant Act or the PACT Act This bill specifies that payment under Medicare to a hospital for the acquisition costs of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (e.g., bone marrow transplant from a donor) must be made on a reasonable cost basis (similar to the current payment methodology for solid organ acquisitions). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must determine included items through regulations.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-654
PACT Act
May 1, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 30, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4695
Received in the Senate.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-654
    PACT Act


  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 30, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4695
    Received in the Senate.
Debbie Stabenow

Debbie Stabenow

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (6)
Todd Young (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • HR 116-2498: PACT Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Blood and blood diseasesCell biology and embryologyHospital careImmunology and vaccinationMedicareOrgan and tissue donation and transplantation