To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H44D2092505954BC9A22C59E9BE37A8A1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023.
- Section HEEF030EBA63C42A2A551A1DF0BFD6142: 2. Ensuring stability in payments to home health agencies Section 1895(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)) is amended by striking...
- Section H7B7997F7CDD2476394F01C4A9522E174: 3. Interaction of medicare payment policies with health care delivery generally Section 1805(b)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–6(b)(2)(C))...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Sewell introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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