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HR 2361 106th Congress House

Medicare Home Health Care Restoration Act of 1999

Official title: To repeal the interim payment system for home health services furnished under the Medicare Program, to eliminate the mandatory 15 percent reduction in payment … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To repeal the interim payment system for home health services furnished under the Medicare Program, to eliminate the mandatory 15 percent reduction in payment amounts for such services under the prospective payment system, to continue periodic interim payments for such services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 1999 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceHome care servicesHospital personnelIndexing (Economic policy)
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
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.
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Jul 13, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 1, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 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 24, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 13, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare Home Health Care Restoration Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) repeal the interim system of payments for home health services; (2) restore the amount of the pre-Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA '97) per visit payments that may be made under Medicare with respect to services furnished by home health agencies; (3) eliminate the scheduled 15 percent reduction in payment amounts under the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services; and (4) provide for various specified repeals of freezes and reductions in home health services-related payment updates.

Amends BBA '97 to: (1) eliminate the 15 percent contingent reduction under the PPS for home health services under Medicare; and (2) restore periodic interim payments to home health agencies.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2361: Medicare Home Health Care Restoration Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2361/
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"H.R. 2361: Medicare Home Health Care Restoration Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2361/.
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H.R. 2361, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2361/.
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