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HR 5803 111th Congress House

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesHome and outpatient careMedicare
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 21, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jul 21, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2010
Introduced in House
Jul 21, 2010
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.
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 Latest action July 21, 2010

Referred to House Energy and Commerce

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes.

Requires for years beginning with 2011 that any evaluation of case mix changes and any such adjustment be made 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3315 Related bill Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
Hare, Phil
· Nov 30, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 30, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 17, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Sep 29, 2010
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 29, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 23, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· Sep 15, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5803: Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5803/
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"H.R. 5803: Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5803/.
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