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HR 2246 106th Congress House

Medicare Home Health Care Relief Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require the collection of data from home health agencies fur… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require the collection of data from home health agencies furnishing services under the Medicare Program under the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 10, 2000 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 28, 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
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 Care Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to provide that the Secretary of Health and Human Services may only require the submission of additional home health agency information that the Secretary considers necessary for the development of a reliable case mix system for the slated prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on data collected from home health agency patients that includes, among other things, a determination of whether the integrity of data collected pursuant to the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) is affected by the personal nature of the questions posed by reason of such set.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Toomey, Patrick
· Feb 10, 2000
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 16, 1999
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 16, 1999
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jun 16, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2246: Medicare Home Health Care Relief Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2246/
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"H.R. 2246: Medicare Home Health Care Relief Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2246/.
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H.R. 2246, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2246/.
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