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S 3613 110th Congress Senate

Independence at Home Act of 2008

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with acce… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to Independence at Home services in lower cost treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care developed by an Independence at Home physician or Independence at Home nurse practitioner.

Introduced: September 26, 2008 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Health CaregiversChronically illCommunity health servicesHome care services
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Sep 26, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9676-9680)
Sep 26, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9676)
Sep 26, 2008
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 Latest action September 26, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9676-9680)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Independence at Home Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a voluntary Independence at Home chronic care coordination demonstration project under the Medicare fee-for-service program for high-cost Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into agreements with at least two unaffiliated Independence at Home organizations to provide chronic care coordination services for a period of three years in: (1) each of the 13 highest cost states and the District of Columbia; and (2) 13 additional states representative of other regions of the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7114 Identical bill Independence at Home Act of 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 26, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3613: Independence at Home Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3613/
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