Removing Barriers to Person- and Family-Centered Care Act of 2019 This bill establishes a program through which entities may implement alternative payment models for providing care to individuals who (1) are enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or both; (2) have advanced chronic conditions (e.g., late-stage cancer); and (3) have demonstrated cognitive impairment or functional limitations. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award cooperative agreements to specified organizations to provide person- and family-centered care for such individuals, particularly through collaboratives with providers and community-based organizations. Participants may receive waivers from certain coverage requirements (e.g., Medicare hospice, skilled nursing facility, and home health services requirements) to implement program initiatives and must report data using identified quality measures.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
AgingCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNeurological disordersNursing
Removing Barriers to Person- and Family-Centered Care Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-829| Senate
| Updated: 3/14/2019
Removing Barriers to Person- and Family-Centered Care Act of 2019 This bill establishes a program through which entities may implement alternative payment models for providing care to individuals who (1) are enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or both; (2) have advanced chronic conditions (e.g., late-stage cancer); and (3) have demonstrated cognitive impairment or functional limitations. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award cooperative agreements to specified organizations to provide person- and family-centered care for such individuals, particularly through collaboratives with providers and community-based organizations. Participants may receive waivers from certain coverage requirements (e.g., Medicare hospice, skilled nursing facility, and home health services requirements) to implement program initiatives and must report data using identified quality measures.
AgingCancerCardiovascular and respiratory healthDigestive and metabolic diseasesGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHome and outpatient careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedicareNeurological disordersNursing