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HR 6226 114th Congress House

PUSH Act of 2016

Official title: To delay the Medicare demonstration for pre-claim review of home health services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2016
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.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pre-Claims Undermine Seniors' Health Act of 2016 or the PUSH Act of 2016

This bill delays the Medicare demonstration for pre-claim review of home health services and requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report on such pre-claim review. Specifically, CMS shall delay or suspend the demonstration by the later of: (1) one year after either the bill's enactment or the demonstration's scheduled start-date, as applicable; or (2) six months after CMS submits its report. 

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 4
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 30, 2016
Ratcliffe, John
· Nov 16, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 16, 2016
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2016
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Nov 14, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Nov 14, 2016
Duffy, Sean
· Nov 14, 2016
Hensarling, Jeb
· Nov 14, 2016
SMITH, LAMAR
· Nov 14, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2016
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6226: PUSH Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6226/
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"H.R. 6226: PUSH Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6226/.
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