Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015
Latest action · Dec 11, 2015 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.
- IntroducedDec 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program through which up to five eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations shall provide home and community-based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. For purposes of the demonstration program, an eligible Medicare beneficiary is ineligible for Medicaid and unable to perform two or more activities of daily living.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall establish payment rates for eligible MA plans under the demonstration program. Such payment rates are capped but shall be in addition to payments otherwise made to MA organizations with respect to such plans.
CMS shall also: (1) help to educate eligible Medicare beneficiaries on the availability of the program, and (2) provide for program evaluation by an independent third party.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 10, 2015 to Nov 29, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Dec 10, 2015 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Dec 10, 2015 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Dec 10, 2015 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Apr 25, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Dec 10, 2015Referred 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.
- Dec 10, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2704 | Community Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jun 12, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2015Introduced in House
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