HR 3243 114th Congress House

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify waiver authority regarding programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE programs).

Introduced: July 28, 2015 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgingDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care coverage and access

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Home and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicare

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Sep 18, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Aug 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 31, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 28, 2015

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.

Jul 28, 2015

Introduced in House

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Latest action September 18, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive applicable general and Medicaid requirements of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to conduct demonstration projects through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) that involve PACE.

HHS may not, as part of a CMS Innovation Center demonstration, waive: (1) the requirement to offer items and services under Medicare and Medicaid without limitation to PACE program enrollees, and (2) certain requirements regarding enrollment in and disenrollment from PACE programs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 10

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Sep 16, 2015

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Sep 8, 2015

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Jul 28, 2015

Pennsylvania · Jul 28, 2015

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2015

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2015

Rothfus, Keith

· Jul 28, 2015

Tonko, Paul

New York · Jul 28, 2015

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3243: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify waiver authority regarding programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE programs).. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3243/

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"H.R. 3243: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify waiver authority regarding programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE programs).." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3243/.

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H.R. 3243, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3243/.

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