HR 4625
113th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Small business
Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act
Introduced: May 9, 2014
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In committee
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Became law
May 16, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2014
Introduced in House
May 9, 2014
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.
Plain-English summary
Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the system for prospective payments for home health services, to suspend for a 12-month period a specified adjustment to (rebasing of) Medicare home health prospective payment amounts.
Revises the home health outlier adjustment to equal not to exceed 2.25% (currently, 2.5%) for 2015 through 2023.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study alternative methods for determining the appropriate adjustment for 2014 and subsequent years to the prospective payment for home health services, including methods offered by stakeholders.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1