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H.R. 5207 (99th)
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the limitations of payment for home health services under the medicare program.
Introduced
21 July 1986
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
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Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that limitations on Medicare payments for home health services be applied on an aggregate rather than a discipline-specific basis for home health agencies. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in establishing such limitations, to take into account: (1) recent cost data; and (2) changes in costs resulting from changes in billing and verification procedure requirements.
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summary · EN · 21 July 1986
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/5207
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/5207