HR 5803
111th Congress
House
Health
Advisory bodies
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010
Introduced: July 21, 2010
Introduced by:
McGovern, James P.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Became law
Jul 21, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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.
Jul 21, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Committees of jurisdiction
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