To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that hospitals receive adequate payment for the acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Introduced on May 2, 2019
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on May 2, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Marchant Bill Protects Medicare Recipients’ Access to Life-Saving Transplants”
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Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX24]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 7, 2019
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