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LEGISLATION/H.R. 5514

Choose Home Care Act of 2021

117-HR-5514117th CongressIntroduced Oct 8, 2021Health
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsor

Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28](D-TX-28)
44 cosponsors

Summary

Choose Home Care Act of 2021

This bill provides for coverage of home-based extended care services under Medicare.

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 & Medicaid Services (CMS). Home health agencies that provide such services may receive additional payments in accordance with a specified methodology.

The CMS may make payments for covered services furnished before 2022 during any period in which there is a public health emergency.

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care qualityHealth technology, devices, suppliesHome and outpatient careMedicareNursing

Actions (6)

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 11, 2021House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2021House committee actions
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.
Oct 8, 2021House floor actions
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.
Oct 8, 2021House floor actions
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2021Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2021Library of Congress
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