Choose Home Care Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 29, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Choose Home Care Act of 2021
This bill provides for coverage of home-based extended care services under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of services that are furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in their homes by home health agencies, including nursing care, meals and nutritional support, home medical supplies, nonemergency medical transportation, and care coordination. Coverage includes 30 days of post-hospital care and other periods of extended illness, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Home health agencies that provide such services may receive additional payments in accordance with a specified methodology.
The CMS may make payments for covered services furnished before 2022 during any period in which there is a public health emergency.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2021 to Jan 18, 2022, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Oct 18, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Oct 18, 2021 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Nov 30, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jul 29, 2021Read 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 5514 | Choose Home Care Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Oct 11, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in Senate
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