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S 829 116th Congress Senate

Removing Barriers to Person- and Family-Centered Care Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to award cooperative agreements to improve care for individuals with advanced illnesses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Removing Barriers to Person- and Family-Centered Care Act of 2019

This bill establishes a program through which entities may implement alternative payment models for providing care to individuals who (1) are enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or both; (2) have advanced chronic conditions (e.g., late-stage cancer); and (3) have demonstrated cognitive impairment or functional limitations.

Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award cooperative agreements to specified organizations to provide person- and family-centered care for such individuals, particularly through collaboratives with providers and community-based organizations. Participants may receive waivers from certain coverage requirements (e.g., Medicare hospice, skilled nursing facility, and home health services requirements) to implement program initiatives and must report data using identified quality measures.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 829: Removing Barriers to Person- and Family-Centered Care Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-829/
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