Block Organ Transplant Purchases from China Act of 2025

This bill blocks organ transplants with certain links to the People’s Republic of China. It stops insurance from paying for them and makes it illegal for health care providers to do them. There is an exception for urgent, life-saving care after such a transplant has already happened. The rule covers many organs, including kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreas, bone marrow, corneas/eyes, bones, intestines, and certain complex tissue transplants, including parts derived from a fetus .

Medicare and Medicaid would not pay for these transplants or related care starting January 1, 2026. Private health plans also could not cover them for plan years beginning on or after that date. Health care providers who perform them could face fines and up to 2 years in prison, and civil penalties up to three times the cost. The federal health department must issue rules by January 1, 2026 to spell out which items and services are blocked and how costs are calculated for penalties. Life-saving follow-up care after such a transplant remains allowed .

• Who is affected: Patients, doctors, hospitals, and insurers involved in organ transplants linked to China; Medicare, Medicaid, and private health plans.
• What changes: No coverage and a ban on performing these transplants or related services, except life-saving care after the fact; criminal and civil penalties for violations .
• When: Takes effect January 1, 2026 (coverage limits and penalties); private plan limits apply to plan years starting on or after that date .