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Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-433| Senate 
| Updated: 2/11/2019
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (33)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019 This bill makes a series of changes relating to payment and coverage of home health services under Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA). Specifically, the bill allows the home-confinement requirement (also known as the homebound requirement) for home health services to be waived under Medicare and MA. Currently, as a condition of eligibility for such services, a physician must certify that an individual has difficulty leaving home without assistance (e.g., a wheelchair, special transportation, or help from another person) due to an illness or injury. The bill also alters the payment methodology under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services, including by eliminating the requirement that such methodology include certain behavioral assumptions regarding the implementation of specified changes to units of payment and case-mix adjustment factors.
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Timeline
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1167)
May 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2573
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1167)


  • May 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2573
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2573: Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHome and outpatient careMedicare

Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-433| Senate 
| Updated: 2/11/2019
Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019 This bill makes a series of changes relating to payment and coverage of home health services under Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA). Specifically, the bill allows the home-confinement requirement (also known as the homebound requirement) for home health services to be waived under Medicare and MA. Currently, as a condition of eligibility for such services, a physician must certify that an individual has difficulty leaving home without assistance (e.g., a wheelchair, special transportation, or help from another person) due to an illness or injury. The bill also alters the payment methodology under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services, including by eliminating the requirement that such methodology include certain behavioral assumptions regarding the implementation of specified changes to units of payment and case-mix adjustment factors.
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Timeline
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1167)
May 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2573
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1167)


  • May 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2573
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (33)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Joe Manchin (Independent)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2573: Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHome and outpatient careMedicare