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Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007

Introduced: October 17, 2007 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Nov 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 8, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 17, 2007
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.
Oct 17, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes.

Prohibits any adjustment in the PPS for payment in 2008. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for any adjustment in a subsequent year, to evaluate changes in case mix using standards developed consistent with specified processes, taking certain criteria into account.

Directs the Secretary to convene a Technical Advisory Group to advise on the development of such standards.

Prohibits the Secretary from taking any action to implement or otherwise carry out provisions in the final rule published on August 29, 2007, that propose to make a case mix adjustment to the standardized payment amounts under the PPS to account for changes in coding that were not related to an underlying change in patient health status. Directs the Secretary to republish any rates specified in such rule to take into account the application of such prohibition.

What's happening now November 9, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13 Republican 3