US Congress House Bill 6059 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-07-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes. Requires for 2013 and each subsequent year 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 2012

Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]

Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2012-06-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2012-06-29	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2012-06-29	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2012-06-29	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.

SR231 (Related) 2011-07-11 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4489-4490; text: CR S4489-4490; text of measure as introduced: CR S4487-4488)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6059/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6059/BILLS-112hr6059ih.pdf