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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 25, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | May 12, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | May 27, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Nov 29, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Nov 29, 2016 |
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 Dec 10, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 10, 2015 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 11, 2015 |
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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 179, December 10, 2015, page H9270.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM66 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jun 8, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-122 | EXAMINING THE FINANCING AND DELIVERY OF LONG-TERM CARE IN THE U.S.81 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 1, 2016 |
Related bills 2
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 |
| HR 4006 | Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 13, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 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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