Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 9, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 17, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes.
Prohibits any adjustment in the PPS for payment in 2008. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for any adjustment in a subsequent year, to evaluate changes in case mix using standards developed consistent with specified processes, taking certain criteria into account.
Directs the Secretary to convene a Technical Advisory Group to advise on the development of such standards.
Prohibits the Secretary from taking any action to implement or otherwise carry out provisions in the final rule published on August 29, 2007, that propose to make a case mix adjustment to the standardized payment amounts under the PPS to account for changes in coding that were not related to an underlying change in patient health status. Directs the Secretary to republish any rates specified in such rule to take into account the application of such prohibition.
Cosponsors 87
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 17, 2007 to Sep 23, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Oct 17, 2007 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Oct 29, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Oct 31, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Dec 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 7, 2008 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 7, 2008 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | May 7, 2008 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 7, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | May 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 15, 2008 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 10, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Sep 23, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 17, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 9, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 17, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 8, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 8, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 17, 2007Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-61 | FULL COMMITTEE HEARING REDUCING THE REGULATORY BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESS: IMPROVING THE REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT96 pages | Small Business Committee | Nov 15, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2181 | Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Oct 17, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2007Introduced in House
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