Buchanan Introduces Bipartisan Bill Protecting Right to IV Infusion at Home

Buchanan Introduces Bipartisan Bill Protecting Right to IV Infusion at Home

Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill protecting patients' right to receive intravenous (IV) medications at home. Named the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, Rep. Buchanan's bill specifically addresses issues related to using IV medications within one's house, namely the physical presence of a nurse requirement for providers of IV medication to receive reimbursement. The current system of a nurse need…

NHIA applauds bipartisan Bill to improve home infusion access in Medicare

ALEXANDRIA, Va.  — The National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) applauds the re-introduction of The Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act — bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will ensure Medicare patients can receive the intravenous (IV) medications they need while at home. Introduced in the House by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), and in the Senate…