Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act
Latest action · May 16, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 9, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the system for prospective payments for home health services, to suspend for a 12-month period a specified adjustment to (rebasing of) Medicare home health prospective payment amounts.
Revises the home health outlier adjustment to equal not to exceed 2.25% (currently, 2.5%) for 2015 through 2023.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study alternative methods for determining the appropriate adjustment for 2014 and subsequent years to the prospective payment for home health services, including methods offered by stakeholders.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2014 to Sep 18, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 28, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | May 28, 2014 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jun 26, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Jul 8, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Jul 14, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 22, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jul 24, 2014 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Sep 18, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 9, 2014Introduced in House
- May 9, 2014Referred 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.
Subjects
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- May 9, 2014Introduced in House
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