HR 975
107th Congress
House
Health
Case mix (Medical care)
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal budgets
Government spending reductions
Home care services
Housing and Community Development
Law
Medical fees
Medicare
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Rural health
Social Welfare
Home Health Fairness Act of 2001
Introduced: March 13, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Mar 13, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Mar 13, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Home Health Fairness Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to: (1) eliminate a specified 15 percent reduction in cost and per beneficiary limits with respect to payment rates for home health services under the Medicare prospective payment system for such services; and (2) provide for a permanent payment increase for such services furnished in a rural area.
Makes this Act effective as if included in the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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