{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-5514","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":5514,"title":"Choose Home Care Act of 2021","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2021-10-08","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001063","fullName":"Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]","party":"D","state":"TX","district":28}],"cosponsorsCount":44,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2021-10-11","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Congressional oversight","Department of Health and Human Services","Health care quality","Health technology, devices, supplies","Home and outpatient care","Medicare","Nursing"],"actions":[{"date":"2021-10-11","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-10-08","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-10-08","text":"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-10-08","text":"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-10-08","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-10-08","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Choose Home Care Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill provides for coverage of home-based extended care services under Medicare. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of services that are furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in their homes by home health agencies, including nursing care, meals and nutritional support, home medical supplies, nonemergency medical transportation, and care coordination. Coverage includes 30 days of post-hospital care and other periods of extended illness, as determined by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS). Home health agencies that provide such services may receive additional payments in accordance with a specified methodology.</p> <p>The CMS may make payments for covered services furnished before 2022 during any period in which there is a public health emergency.</p>","updateDate":"2026-01-10T01:54:56Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":615,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:19:33.555Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Choose%20Home%20Care%20Act%20of%202021"}]}}