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S 300 109th Congress Senate

Medicare Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to extend the temporary increase in payments under the medicare program for home health services furnished in a rural area.

Introduced: April 20, 2005 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
Health Home care servicesHousing and Community DevelopmentMedical feesMedicare
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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.
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Feb 7, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1053)
Feb 7, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 7, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Rural Home Health Payment Fairness 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 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 20, 2005
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 300: Medicare Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-300/
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"S. 300: Medicare Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-300/.
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S. 300, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-300/.
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