BioScrip, Inc. Joins Coalition to Advocate for Vulnerable Medicare Patients Losing Access to Home Infusion Care
Calls on
The
21st Century Cures Act, which promises to help millions
of patients via a variety of wide-ranging measures, also includes
important provisions that impact patients requiring home infusion
therapy for the treatment of advanced heart failure and other
conditions. Effective
As a sponsor,
The 21st Century Cures Act stands to impact the lives of nearly six million high-risk, heart failure patients across the nation currently benefitting from receiving inotrope infusion care in the home. The bill significantly disrupts patient care as home infusion providers -- who deliver care similar to that of a hospital but in the preferred-home setting -- will be forced to transfer patients receiving care in the home to a hospital or post-acute type care center, thereby actually costing the healthcare system considerably more dollars and further taxing its resources.
Home infusion care reaps significant savings for the system and brings
patients many advantages. For example, an
average monthly cost for a patient receiving inotrope therapy in a
hospital setting costs
Keep My Infusion Care at Home is urging legislators to close the four-year gap in care by advancing the implementation date for the new clinical services payment.
“The Cures legislation has significantly undermined the importance,
value and benefits of home infusion. It has caused patients’ lives to be
at risk by taking away care that has proven to increase quality of life
and survival rates. We intend to advocate for a home infusion provision
for as long as it takes to ensure our patients receive the care they
deserve,” explained
In addition to
For more information, please visit KeepMyInfusionCareAtHome.org. Patients and families are encouraged to join the effort by sharing their stories showing about how this law affects real patients, and writing their congressmen to encourage them to amend the law. Organizations interested in joining the coalition should email info@keepmyinfusioncareathome.org.
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for BioScrip
Susan J. Lewis, 303-766-4343
slewis@pairelations.com