HR 3243
114th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
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
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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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