Tag: S. 3457
Home infusion bills boost push for clarification
March 20, 2020Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - Stakeholders who say CMS did not implement a home infusion benefit the way Congress intended are buoyed by the recent introduction of bicameral legislation to preserve access to the therapy.Introduced March 12, H.R. 6218 and S. 3457 would provide technical clarifications removing the requirement that a home infusion professional must be physically present in the home on the day services are provided to be paid.“I do think it sends the message that Congress disagrees with CMS,”...