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H.R. 5514 117th Congress House

Choose Home Care Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve extended care services by providing Medicare beneficiaries with an option for cost effective home-ba… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve extended care services by providing Medicare beneficiaries with an option for cost effective home-based extended care under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 8, 2021 Introduced by: Henry Cuellar Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2021
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.
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 Latest action October 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Choose Home Care Act of 2021

This bill provides for coverage of home-based extended care services under Medicare.

Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of services that are furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in their homes by home health agencies, including nursing care, meals and nutritional support, home medical supplies, nonemergency medical transportation, and care coordination. Coverage includes 30 days of post-hospital care and other periods of extended illness, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Home health agencies that provide such services may receive additional payments in accordance with a specified methodology.

The CMS may make payments for covered services furnished before 2022 during any period in which there is a public health emergency.

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 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 21 Republican 11
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Aug 16, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 5, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 28, 2022
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 18, 2022
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Jun 3, 2022
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 3, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 3, 2022
Lawson, Al
· Jun 3, 2022
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2022
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · May 12, 2022
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 6, 2022
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Apr 6, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Apr 5, 2022
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 24, 2022
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Mar 2, 2022
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Feb 2, 2022
Butterfield, G. K.
· Feb 1, 2022
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Feb 1, 2022
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 1, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· Feb 1, 2022
Wild, Susan
· Jan 10, 2022
Burgess, Michael
· Dec 14, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 17, 2021
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 17, 2021
Vela, Filemon
· Nov 17, 2021
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Nov 2, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 2, 2021
Duncan, Jeff
· Oct 20, 2021
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 19, 2021
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 8, 2021
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 8, 2021
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Oct 8, 2021
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Comer, James
Kentucky · Oct 8, 2021
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 8, 2021
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 8, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Oct 8, 2021
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Oct 8, 2021
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Oct 8, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 8, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Oct 8, 2021
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 8, 2021
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5514: Choose Home Care Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5514/
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