S 659
112th Congress
Senate
Health
Advisory bodies
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1