What it does
SourcedJohn W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2025
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 25, 2025).
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Sourced- 2025-03-25Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
Cosponsors
- Rep. Don Bacon R-NE-2
- Rep. Ami Bera D-CA-6
- Rep. Janelle S. Bynum D-OR-5
- Rep. Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
- Rep. Herbert C. Conaway D-NJ-3
- Rep. Angie Craig D-MN-2
- Rep. Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
- Rep. Sarah Elfreth D-MD-3
- Rep. Mike Flood R-NE-1
- Rep. John Garamendi D-CA-8
- Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY-2
- Rep. Laura Gillen D-NY-4
- Rep. Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
- Rep. Mike Haridopolos R-FL-8
- Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL-1
- Rep. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson D-GA-4
- Rep. Thomas H. Kean R-NJ-7
- Rep. William R. Keating D-MA-9
- Rep. Mike Kennedy R-UT-3
- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
- Rep. Young Kim R-CA-40
- Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY-23
- Rep. John B. Larson D-CT-1
- Rep. George Latimer D-NY-16
- Rep. Michael Lawler R-NY-17
- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie R-PA-7
- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis R-NY-11
- Rep. Celeste Maloy R-UT-2
- Rep. Doris O. Matsui D-CA-7
- Rep. Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
- Rep. April McClain Delaney D-MD-6
- Rep. LaMonica McIver D-NJ-10
- Rep. Grace Meng D-NY-6
- Rep. Carol D. Miller R-WV-1
- Rep. Joe Neguse D-CO-2
- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
- Rep. Burgess Owens R-UT-4
- Rep. Jimmy Panetta D-CA-20
- Rep. Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
- Rep. Josh Riley D-NY-19
- Rep. Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
- Rep. David Rouzer R-NC-7
- Rep. Raul Ruiz D-CA-25
- Rep. John H. Rutherford R-FL-5
- Rep. Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL-10
- Rep. Mikie Sherrill D-NJ-11
- Rep. Adrian Smith R-NE-3
- Rep. Christopher H. Smith R-NJ-4
- Rep. Darren Soto D-FL-9
- Rep. Mike Thompson D-CA-4
- Rep. Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
- Rep. Paul Tonko D-NY-20
- Rep. David G. Valadao R-CA-22
- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ-2
- Rep. Derrick Van Orden R-WI-3
- Rep. Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25
- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12
- Rep. Randy K. Sr. Weber R-TX-14
- Rep. Frederica S. Wilson D-FL-24