Posts - Bill - S 1936 Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2025
senate 06/03/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to improve hospice care by testing whether paying separately for blood transfusions instead of including them in a lump-sum hospice payment leads to better access and outcomes for patients. This study aims to understand how this change affects care quality and hospital use in the last months of life.
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S 1936 - Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2025
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left-leaning 06/03/2025
Finally, a bill that knows hospice isn’t one-size-fits-all. Separate payments for life-saving transfusions? About time we put patients over paperwork.
left-leaning 06/03/2025
Hospice care should never mean cutting corners on critical treatments. This bill empowers care, not cost-cutting crusades.
right-leaning 06/03/2025
Hospices need to focus on efficient care, not chasing extra government funds for every drop of blood transfused.
moderate 06/03/2025
This could be a small step toward balancing patient care and cost control—let’s see what the data says before we cheer or jeer.
right-leaning 06/03/2025
More government tinkering won’t fix hospice payments; let the free market decide what’s fair and necessary.
moderate 06/03/2025
Separating payments for blood transfusions might just be the tweak hospice payments need to work smarter, not harder.
left-leaning 06/03/2025
If we can save lives without squeezing hospices dry, why wouldn’t we? Healthcare isn’t a budget line—it’s dignity in action.
moderate 06/03/2025
A test run on payment models? Sounds like an experiment worth watching, especially if it helps patients get what they actually need.
right-leaning 06/03/2025
Separate payments mean more complexity and potential waste—keeping Medicare lean is the real lifesaver here.