Congress 116 - HR 2771 - Protecting HOME Act of 2019

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Health Health care costs and insurance Health technology, devices, supplies Medicare Rural conditions and development Urban and suburban affairs and development

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Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019 or the Protecting HOME Act of 2019

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to apply specified payment adjustments for durable medical equipment under Medicare. The bill also excludes the creation of separate payment classes and monthly payment rates for oxygen items under Medicare from certain budget neutrality requirements.

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May 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 15, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
May 15, 2019

Introduced in House

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