HR 2771
116th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Health care costs and insurance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Protecting HOME Act of 2019
Introduced: May 15, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 15, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019 or the Protecting HOME Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to apply specified payment adjustments for durable medical equipment under Medicare. The bill also excludes the creation of separate payment classes and monthly payment rates for oxygen items under Medicare from certain budget neutrality requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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