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HR 5207 99th Congress House Social Welfare Health Home care services Medical economics Medicare

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the limitations of payment for home health services under the medicare program.

Introduced: July 21, 1986 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 28, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 21, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 21, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 21, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that limitations on Medicare payments for home health services be applied on an aggregate rather than a discipline-specific basis for home health agencies. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in establishing such limitations, to take into account: (1) recent cost data; and (2) changes in costs resulting from changes in billing and verification procedure requirements.

What's happening now July 28, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5207: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the limitations of payment for home health services under the medicare program.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5207/
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"H.R. 5207: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the limitations of payment for home health services under the medicare program.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5207/.
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H.R. 5207, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5207/.
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