To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program.

Summary

This bill 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. 27 September 2018

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 September 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 September 2018

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 October 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 27 September 2018 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 September 2018

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 September 2018

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 September 2018

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Sponsors

• Ralph Abraham · R · Sponsor
• Scott DesJarlais · R · Sponsor
• Vern Buchanan · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Garret Graves · R · Sponsor
• COLLIN PETERSON · D · Cosponsor
• Mike Rogers · R · Cosponsor
• Bill Flores · R · Cosponsor
• WM. CLAY · D · Cosponsor
• Brett Guthrie · R · Cosponsor
• Vicky Hartzler · R · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2018
• related to → A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program.