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HR 11 109th Congress House

Medicare Rural Home Health Services Improvement Act of 2005

Official title: To extend the temporary increase in payments under the Medicare Program for home health services furnished in a rural area.

Introduced: February 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Feb 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jan 25, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 4, 2005
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.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Rural Home Health Services Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to provide for a two-year extension of the temporary Medicare payment increase for home health services furnished in a rural area.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 4 Republican 3
Davis, Lincoln
· Mar 28, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 18, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Jun 9, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 9, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· May 26, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· May 18, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 26, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Apr 26, 2005
Salazar, John
· Apr 26, 2005
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 21, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Apr 12, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 8, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Mar 8, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 4, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Jan 4, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 11: Medicare Rural Home Health Services Improvement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-11/
MLA
"H.R. 11: Medicare Rural Home Health Services Improvement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-11/.
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H.R. 11, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-11/.
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