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HR 6561 115th Congress House

Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 2018

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a final regulation based on the proposed regulation relating to the Programs of All-Inclusive Car… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a final regulation based on the proposed regulation relating to the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Introduced: July 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaidMedicareSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 12, 2018
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8121-8122)
Sep 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8121-8122)
Sep 12, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6561.
Sep 12, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8121-8122)
Sep 12, 2018
Mrs. Walorski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 10, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 725.
Sep 10, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Sep 10, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-934, Part I.
Sep 5, 2018
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Sep 5, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 26, 2018
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 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 17, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue a final rule based on the provisions of a proposed rule regarding Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) by December 31, 2018.

PACE is a program under Medicare and Medicaid that provides in-home and community services for certain individuals as an alternative to nursing home care. The proposed rule updates and revises application, enforcement, and other administrative requirements. The CMS published the proposed rule in August 2016; final action is expected in August 2019.

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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 4, 2018
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Sep 4, 2018
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 26, 2018
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jul 26, 2018
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6561: Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6561/
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"H.R. 6561: Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6561/.
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