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S 659 112th Congress Senate Health Advisory bodies Home and outpatient care Medicare

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011

Introduced: March 29, 2011 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Mar 29, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 29, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1934-1935)
Mar 29, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011 - 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 2012 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.

What's happening now March 29, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 29, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 659: Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-659/
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