Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019

Summary

Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019 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.

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Timeline

1. 8 May 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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2. 8 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 May 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 May 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 May 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 May 2019

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Sponsors

• Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Vern Buchanan · R · Sponsor
• Ralph Abraham · R · Sponsor
• Ann Kuster · D · Sponsor
• John Larson · D · Sponsor
• Kenny Marchant · R · Sponsor
• Garret Graves · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
• WILLIAM THORNBERRY · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
• Scott DesJarlais · R · Sponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Cosponsor
• Daniel Webster · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Bill Pascrell · D · Cosponsor
• Henry Cuellar · D · Cosponsor
• Mark Green · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Lance Gooden · R · Cosponsor
• John Ratcliffe · R · Cosponsor
• Brian Higgins · D · Cosponsor
• Pete Olson · R · Cosponsor
• Vicente Gonzalez · D · Cosponsor
• James Comer · R · Cosponsor
• Kurt Schrader · D · Cosponsor
• James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
• Brett Guthrie · R · Cosponsor
• Adrian Smith · R · Cosponsor
• Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Susan Wild · D · Cosponsor
• David Loebsack · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Vicky Hartzler · R · Cosponsor
• Steven Palazzo · R · Cosponsor
• Dean Phillips · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Robert Wittman · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Watkins · R · Cosponsor
• Steve King · R · Cosponsor
• Val Demings · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Guy Reschenthaler · R · Cosponsor
• WM. CLAY · D · Cosponsor
• Tom Emmer · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor

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