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HR 2240 106th Congress House

Medicare Home Health Access Restoration Act of 1999

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise payment amounts to home health agencies under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 29, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Jul 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jun 16, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1291)
Jun 16, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 7, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Home Health Access Restoration Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase payment amounts to home health agencies with specified limits under the national average.

Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to eliminate the 15 percent contingent reduction in payment amounts under the interim prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services.

Directs: (1) the Secretary to prepare specified informational materials for assisting Medicare beneficiaries with regard to home health services; and (2) the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on certain aspects of the Medicare home health benefit, including whether it has resulted in overall lower costs to the Federal Government.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jul 13, 1999
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 13, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jul 13, 1999
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 29, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 29, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 29, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 16, 1999
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 16, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2240: Medicare Home Health Access Restoration Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2240/
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