Medicare Home Health Case Manager Act of 1999

Summary

Medicare Home Health Case Manager Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with regard to home health services to: (1) require a case management plan established by a home health case manager for beneficiaries requiring extended home health services; and (2) provide for coverage of and payment for home health case manager services under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), including alternative payment under a competitive bidding process. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a fee schedule for payment for home health case manager services; and (2) study and report to Congress on the feasibility of case managers with respect to Medicare post-acute hospital care services.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 February 1999

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