Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 25, 2022)
Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022
This bill restricts the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from decreasing payments for Medicare home health services based on certain adjustments until 2026.
Current law requires the CMS to make certain permanent and temporary payment adjustments under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services based on behavioral assumptions for 2020 through 2026. The bill restricts the CMS from making adjustments that decrease payments until 2026; the CMS must also ensure that any such necessary decreases are made before 2032.
What just happenedJul 25, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 25, 2022
- Jul 25, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Jul 25, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate