A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.
USA115th CongressS-445| Senate
| Updated: 2/27/2017
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (46)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Home and outpatient careMedicareNursing
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.
USA115th CongressS-445| Senate
| Updated: 2/27/2017
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (46)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Thad Cochran (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)
Finance Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Home and outpatient careMedicareNursing