US Congress House Bill 4625 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Introduced on May 9 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the system for prospective payments for home health services, to suspend for a 12-month period a specified adjustment to (rebasing of) Medicare home health prospective payment amounts. Revises the home health outlier adjustment to equal not to exceed 2.25% (currently, 2.5%) for 2015 through 2023. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study alternative methods for determining the appropriate adjustment for 2014 and subsequent years to the prospective payment for home health services, including methods offered by stakeholders.

Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act

Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-05-09	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-05-09	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2014-05-09	House	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	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4625/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4625/BILLS-113hr4625ih.pdf