Landsman files House bill mandating Medicaid demonstration for wound care coverage

U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman has put forth a bill in the U.S. House that would require testing of mandatory Medicaid coverage for wound care treatments related to epidermolysis bullosa, as stated by the U.S. Congress.

H.R.7877 was brought forward on March 9, 2026, during the regular session of the 119th Congress. The following is an overview based on the measure’s actual language, with interpretation offered to outline its key terms.

Fundamentally, this legislation directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to launch a nationwide demonstration program within a year of enactment to evaluate mandatory Medicaid wound care coverage for epidermolysis bullosa. This two-year program will include coverage for designated items and services, such as over-the-counter antihistamines, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antiseptics, zinc oxide, antibiotic ointments, and essential wound care provisions. The Secretary is required to deliver a report to Congress within a year after the demonstration’s end, analyzing effects on Medicaid costs, patient health outcomes, and proposing ways to lower hospitalizations connected to this condition.

Rep. Greg Landsman (Democrat-OH-1st District) is the sole sponsor of the bill.

Landsman has sponsored 18 other bills since the start of this Congressional session.

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Greg Landsman, an Ohio Democrat, was elected to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress and the following Congress, beginning service in January 2023. His background includes terms on the Cincinnati City Council (2018-2022), teaching, directing the Ohio office of faith-based and community initiatives, and serving as a nonprofit executive.

Landsman completed his education at Talawanda High School in 1995, obtained a B.A. from Ohio University in 1999, and earned an M.A. from Harvard University in 2004.