Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 13, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017
This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through 2022 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 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2017 to Oct 30, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Feb 13, 2017 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Oct 30, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3992 | Rural Home Health Extension and Regulatory Relief Act | Related bill | Oct 13, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2017Introduced in Senate
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