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S 1123 111th Congress Senate Health Home and outpatient care Medicare Rural conditions and development

Medicare Rural Home Health Preservation Act of 2009

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5825)
May 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Rural Home Health Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to require for episodes and visits ending on or after January 1, 2010, and before January 1, 2015, a 5% increase in the rate of payment under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for home health services furnished in a rural area.

What's happening now May 21, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1123: Medicare Rural Home Health Preservation Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1123/
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"S. 1123: Medicare Rural Home Health Preservation Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1123/.
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S. 1123, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1123/.
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