US Congress House Bill 5803 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3)
Status: Introduced on July 21 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-07-21 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes. Requires for years beginning with 2011 that any evaluation of case mix changes and any such adjustment be made using standards developed consistent with specified processes, taking certain criteria into account. Directs the Secretary to convene a Technical Advisory Group to advise on the development of such standards.

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2010

Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Jim Marshall [D-GA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-21		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2010-07-21		Referred to House Ways and Means
2010-07-21		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.

SB3315 (Related) 2010-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5803/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5803/BILLS-111hr5803ih.pdf