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Introduced
05/08/2019
05/08/2019
In Committee
05/09/2019
05/09/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program. This bill makes a series of changes relating to payment and coverage of home health services under Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA). Specifically, the bill allows the home-confinement requirement (also known as the homebound requirement) for home health services to be waived under Medicare and MA. Currently, as a condition of eligibility for such services, a physician must certify that an individual has difficulty leaving home without assistance (e.g., a wheelchair, special transportation, or help from another person) due to an illness or injury. The bill also alters the payment methodology under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services, including by eliminating the requirement that such methodology include certain behavioral assumptions regarding the implementation of specified changes to units of payment and case-mix adjustment factors.
AI Summary
This bill makes a series of changes relating to payment and coverage of home health services under Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA). Specifically, it allows the home-confinement requirement (also known as the homebound requirement) for home health services to be waived under Medicare and MA. Additionally, it alters the payment methodology under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services, including by eliminating the requirement that such methodology include certain behavioral assumptions regarding the implementation of specified changes to units of payment and case-mix adjustment factors.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (159)
Terri Sewell (D)*,
Ralph Abraham (R),
Alma Adams (D),
Robert Aderholt (R),
Mark Amodei (R),
Jodey Arrington (R),
Cindy Axne (D),
Don Bacon (R),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Mike Bost (R),
Anthony Brindisi (D),
Susan Brooks (R),
Vern Buchanan (R),
Ted Budd (R),
G. Butterfield (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
James Comer (R),
Angie Craig (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Rodney Davis (R),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Val Demings (D),
Scott DesJarlais (R),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Tom Emmer (R),
Ron Estes (R),
Drew Ferguson (R),
Abby Finkenauer (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Bill Flores (R),
Lois Frankel (D),
Louie Gohmert (R),
Jared Golden (D),
Anthony Gonzalez (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Lance Gooden (R),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Garret Graves (R),
Sam Graves (R),
Mark Green (R),
Michael Guest (R),
Brett Guthrie (R),
Josh Harder (D),
Vicky Hartzler (R),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jody Hice (R),
Brian Higgins (D),
Clay Higgins (R),
George Holding (R),
Kendra Horn (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Bill Johnson (R),
Mike Johnson (R),
John Joyce (R),
Fred Keller (R),
Mike Kelly (R),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Steve King (R),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
John Larson (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Susie Lee (D),
Andy Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Billy Long (R),
Frank Lucas (R),
Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),
Elaine Luria (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Kenny Marchant (R),
Lucy McBath (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
David McKinley (R),
Mark Meadows (R),
Grace Meng (D),
Dan Meuser (R),
Carol Miller (R),
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Pete Olson (R),
Steven Palazzo (R),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Bill Posey (R),
David Price (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
John Ratcliffe (R),
Guy Reschenthaler (R),
Mike Rogers (R),
Francis Rooney (R),
Max Rose (D),
David Rouzer (R),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
John Rutherford (R),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
David Scott (D),
Donna Shalala (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Mike Simpson (R),
Adrian Smith (R),
Jason Smith (R),
Darren Soto (D),
Ross Spano (R),
Pete Stauber (R),
Greg Steube (R),
Steve Stivers (R),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Mike Thompson (D),
Mac Thornberry (R),
Scott Tipton (R),
Paul Tonko (D),
Xochitl Torres Small (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Ann Wagner (R),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Michael Waltz (R),
Steve Watkins (R),
Daniel Webster (R),
Peter Welch (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Roger Williams (R),
Rob Wittman (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 05/09/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2573/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2573/BILLS-116hr2573ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2573/BILLS-116hr2573ih.pdf.pdf |
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