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HR 3461 116th Congress House

Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2019

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: July 9, 2019 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 25, 2019
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.
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2019

This bill establishes 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 must be 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.

The 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 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 6 Republican 4
D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Oct 31, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Oct 21, 2019
Katko, John
· Sep 19, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 6, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 9, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jul 9, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 9, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Jun 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3461: Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3461/
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"H.R. 3461: Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3461/.
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