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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the rural add-on payment in the Medicare home health benefit, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-353| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2017
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (2)
Angus S. King (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through 2022 the rural add-on, which is a payment increase for Medicare home health services furnished to patients in rural areas. The bill also amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to lower, for FY2018-FY2022, the annual ceiling on the home health outlier adjustment, which is a payment increase for home health services furnished to the costliest Medicare beneficiaries, from 2.5% to 2.25% of the total Medicare payments projected to be made under the prospective payment system for home health services. (Under the Medicare prospective payment system, payment is made according to a predetermined, fixed amount.)
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Timeline
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 13, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3992: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay application of, transition to, and limit savings for the home health groupings model under the Medicare home health prospective payment system, and for other purposes.
Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careMedicareRural conditions and development

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the rural add-on payment in the Medicare home health benefit, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-353| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2017
Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through 2022 the rural add-on, which is a payment increase for Medicare home health services furnished to patients in rural areas. The bill also amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to lower, for FY2018-FY2022, the annual ceiling on the home health outlier adjustment, which is a payment increase for home health services furnished to the costliest Medicare beneficiaries, from 2.5% to 2.25% of the total Medicare payments projected to be made under the prospective payment system for home health services. (Under the Medicare prospective payment system, payment is made according to a predetermined, fixed amount.)
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Timeline
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 13, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (2)
Angus S. King (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3992: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay application of, transition to, and limit savings for the home health groupings model under the Medicare home health prospective payment system, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Health care coverage and accessHome and outpatient careMedicareRural conditions and development