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H.R. 1200 (102nd)

Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act of 1991

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Introduced

28 February 1991

Last action

11 March 1991 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5], Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2], Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the requirement that extended care services be provided within a certain period following hospitalization in order to be covered under the Hospital Insurance Program; and (2) cover nursing care and home health aide services provided or needed on an intermittent basis.

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Timeline

  1. 28 February 1991

    Introduced

    Referred jointly to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 February 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 February 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 March 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 11 March 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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