Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015
Latest action · Dec 10, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8604-8605)
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 10, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015
This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through 2021 the rural add-on, which is a payment increase for Medicare home health services furnished to patients in rural areas.
The bill also amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to lower, for FY2018-FY2022, the annual ceiling on the home health outlier adjustment, which is a payment increase for home health services furnished to the costliest Medicare beneficiaries, from 2.5% to 2.25% of the total Medicare payments projected to be made under the prospective payment system for home health services. (Under the Medicare prospective payment system, payment is made according to a predetermined, fixed amount.)
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 10, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Dec 10, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Dec 10, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8604-8605)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 839 | Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015 | Related bill | Mar 23, 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 Senate
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