H.R. 8581 · 117th Congress · House

Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022

Active· Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determ…
Introduced
Jul 28, 22
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 28, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. JUL 28, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JUL 28, 2022•IntroReferral

    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.

  4. JUL 28, 2022•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Jul 28, 2022

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Jul 28, 2022

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