Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 3, 2018)
Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2018
This bill allows the home confinement requirement for home health services to be waived under Medicare and Medicare Advantage. The bill also alters the payment methodology under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services, including by eliminating the requirement that such methodology include certain behavioral assumptions regarding the implementation of specified changes to units of payment and case-mix adjustment factors.
What just happenedOct 3, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6496-6497)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateOct 3, 2018
- Oct 3, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6496-6497)
Finance Committee - Oct 3, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate