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Home Health Fairness Act of 2001

Introduced: March 13, 2001 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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 March 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 9 Republican 4
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 28, 2002
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 26, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 12, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 23, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 28, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 6, 2001
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 9, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 4, 2001
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 27, 2001
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 27, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 13, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 975: Home Health Fairness Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-975/
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"H.R. 975: Home Health Fairness Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-975/.
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H.R. 975, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-975/.
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