United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

S 353 — Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through 2022 the rural add-on, which is a payment increase for Medicare home health services furnished to patients in rural areas. The bill also amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to lower, for FY2018-FY2022, the annual ceiling on the home health outlier adjustment, which is a payment increase for home health services furnished to the costliest Medicare beneficiaries, from 2.5% to 2.25% of the total Medicare payments projected to be made under the prospective payment system for home health services. (Under the Medicare prospective payment system, payment is made according to a predetermined, fixed amount.)

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill extends the rural add-on payment for the Medicare home health benefit until January 1, 2023, and modifies the home health outlier adjustment percentage.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(5)(A)

    January 1, 2018 → January 1, 2023

    The deadline for the rural add-on payment is extended to January 1, 2023.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(5)(A)

    2.5 percent → 2.25 percent

    The adjustment for home health outliers for the years 2018 through 2022 is changed to 2.25 percent.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 353 do?
Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through 2022 the rural add-on, which is a payment increase for Medicare home health services furnished to patients in rural areas. The bill also amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to lower, for FY2018-FY2022, the annual ceiling on the home health outlier adjustment, which is a payment increase for home health services furnished to the costliest Medicare beneficiaries, from 2.5% to 2.25% of the total Medicare payments projected to be made under the prospective payment system for home health services. (Under the Medicare prospective payment system, payment is made according to a predetermined, fixed amount.)
Who sponsors S 353?
S 353 is sponsored by Collins, Susan M. (Republican).
What is the current status of S 353?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 353?
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