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HR 6059 112th Congress House

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2012

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: June 29, 2012 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesHome and outpatient careMedicare
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Jul 9, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 29, 2012
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.
Jun 29, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2012 - 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.

Requires for 2013 and each subsequent year 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6059: Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6059/
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"H.R. 6059: Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6059/.
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H.R. 6059, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6059/.
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