A bipartisan group of senators on June 4 reintroduced the Securing Enhanced Programs, Systems, and Initiatives for Sepsis Act, a bill that would direct the CDC to lead national efforts aimed at curbing sepsis-related deaths and improving management of the complex condition. Four notes:

1. The SEPSIS Act — reintroduced by Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Andy Kim, D-N.J. — would require the CDC to lead a national education campaign sharing best practices for hospitals to address the condition. It also directs the agency to improve data collection on pediatric sepsis; coordinate with CMS to establish and implement quality measures to improve sepsis outcomes; and brief Congress an annual briefing on sepsis activities. It would also establish a voluntary program to

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