HR 3245
113th Congress
House
Health
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Medicare Home Health Fraud Reduction Act
Introduced: October 4, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 4, 2013
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.
Oct 4, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Home Health Fraud Reduction Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments to a skilled home health agency under the prospective payment system for any episode of care to the extent that it exceeds the applicable episode utilization limit established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Specifies the formula for establishing an episode utilization limit for a skilled home health agency.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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