Medicare sets fixed price for skin wound products, requires U.S. sourcing.
H.R. 9972 — American Patients First Act of 2026 · Filed by Pete Sessions (R-TX) · Introduced Jul 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a new Medicare payment group for skin substitute products. It covers 2027 to 2030. Medicare will pay $457 per square centimeter. All products must be made in the United States. Providers must get approval before treatment and pass certification. Medicare cannot deny coverage based only on clinical evidence in 2027.
Who it affects
Older adults on Medicare gain coverage for skin substitute products. Wound-care providers and hospitals must follow new approval rules. Skin substitute manufacturers must make all products in the United States.
One thing to notice
The bill sets a payment price of $457 per square centimeter by law. It does not check actual production costs or whether products work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- skin substitute products — Cellular or tissue-based treatments that cover wounds and help them heal.
- clinical evidence — Test results and data showing whether a medical treatment actually works.
- certification — Official approval showing a provider meets required standards and training.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (14,651 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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