Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act of 2025

This bill would change Medicare's Hospital-Acquired Condition program to add blood culture contamination to the list of hospital-acquired conditions. The change would apply to hospital discharges in fiscal year 2026 and later years. When the Secretary of Health and Human Services sets up a measure of blood culture contamination for hospitals, it must be based on a contamination rate that should not be more than 1 percent. This measure would be used to decide which hospitals fall under the program's payment rules.

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Sponsors

• Mike Kelly Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors