H.R.9703

The bill proposes to test a model where blood transfusions for hospice patients are paid separately from the Medicare hospice all-inclusive per diem.

The Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2026 mandates the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model allowing blood transfusions for hospice patients to be paid separately from the Medicare hospice all-inclusive per diem payment. The separate payment for blood transfusions would be the amount that would otherwise apply under Medicare if the transfusion was not part of hospice care.