Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 14, 2021)
Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer's Act
This bill allows the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a Dementia Care Management Model that provides comprehensive care to Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.
Under the model, participating health care providers receive payment under Medicare for comprehensive care management services that are provided to individuals with diagnosed dementia, excluding Medicare Advantage enrollees, hospice care recipients, and nursing home residents. Required services include medication management, care coordination, and health, financial, and environmental monitoring, as well as trainings and other support services for unpaid caregivers. Providers must furnish services through interdisciplinary teams and must ensure access to a team member or primary care provider 24-7. The CMMI must set payments and determine quality measures for the model in accordance with specified requirements.
The bill also allows the CMMI to design a similar model under Medicaid.
What just happenedApr 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 14, 2021
- Apr 14, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Apr 14, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate