HR 4212 114th Congress House

Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015

Official title: To establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 29, 2016 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Health Adult day careAgingHealth care costs and insuranceHome and outpatient care

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Hospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNursing

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Dec 11, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Dec 10, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Dec 10, 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.

Dec 10, 2015

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program through which up to five eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations shall provide home and community-based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. For purposes of the demonstration program, an eligible Medicare beneficiary is ineligible for Medicaid and unable to perform two or more activities of daily living.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall establish payment rates for eligible MA plans under the demonstration program. Such payment rates are capped but shall be in addition to payments otherwise made to MA organizations with respect to such plans.

CMS shall also: (1) help to educate eligible Medicare beneficiaries on the availability of the program, and (2) provide for program evaluation by an independent third party.

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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 17

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Nov 29, 2016

Pingree, Chellie

Maine · Nov 29, 2016

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Sep 12, 2016

Washington · Jul 6, 2016

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · May 12, 2016

Stefanik, Elise M.

New York · May 12, 2016

Aguilar, Pete

California · Apr 28, 2016

Tonko, Paul

New York · Apr 25, 2016

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Apr 19, 2016

Kelly, Mike

Pennsylvania · Apr 19, 2016

Beatty, Joyce

Ohio · Mar 17, 2016

Thompson, Mike

California · Mar 17, 2016

Peters, Scott H.

California · Feb 23, 2016

Huffman, Jared

California · Feb 10, 2016

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Feb 10, 2016

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