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117-hr-7346117th Congress

John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2022

Sponsored By: Representative Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

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Summary

John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2022 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (a protein deficiency that raises the risk of lung and other diseases). Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of at-home augmentation therapy for beneficiaries with emphysema as a result of severe hereditary AAT deficiency. Treatment must be provided through qualified home infusion therapy suppliers; beneficiaries must be under the care of a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 3/31/2022

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2022

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2022

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/3/2022

  • Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/27/2022

  • Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 9/13/2022

  • Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/20/2022

  • Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/21/2022

  • Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2022

  • Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 9/30/2022

  • Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/4/2022

  • Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 10/25/2022

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 10/25/2022

  • Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 11/10/2022

  • Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 11/29/2022

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