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HR 4727 106th Congress House

Equal Access to Medicare Home Health Care Act of 2000

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services furnished under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: July 12, 2000 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 23, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1093)
Jun 22, 2000
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 22, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 29, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Equal Access to Medicare Home Health Care Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to payments made under the prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare home health services: (1) eliminating the 15 percent reduction in payment rates under such PPS; (2) requiring repayment with interest of Medicare overpayments by home health agencies after a 36-month grace period during which no interest shall accrue; and (3) providing for ten percent additional payments under the PPS for services in rural areas and security services.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of including home health services furnished by telecommunications systems as a home health service for purposes of payment for such services under the PPS, and of requirements with respect to physician certification of the need for home health services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2766 Companion bill Equal Access to Medicare Home Health Care Act of 2000
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Independent 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 19, 2000
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2000
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 19, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 12, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 12, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 12, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 12, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 12, 2000
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 10, 2000
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 27, 2000
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 27, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4727: Equal Access to Medicare Home Health Care Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4727/
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