A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that add-ons to the reimbursement limits for home health agencies may no longer be made for hospital-based agencies.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to utilize a uniform cost report for all home health agencies, whether free standing or hospital based. Permits the Secretary, on a case-by-case basis, to grant exceptions to the cost limits applicable to home health services furnished by either a hospital or a free standing home health agency.

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Timeline

1. 9 July 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 July 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 July 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 July 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
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