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Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007

Introduced: October 17, 2007 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Oct 17, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 17, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12992-12993)
Oct 17, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 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 October 17, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3865 Identical bill Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 8, 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 15, 2007
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 2, 2007
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 30, 2007
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Oct 17, 2007
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 17, 2007
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