Community Based Independence for Seniors Act
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S 704 — Community Based Independence for Seniors Act
Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.
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Died in session
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” 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
Community Based Independence for Seniors Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a five-year Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to prevent and delay institutionalization under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) among eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older. HHS shall enter into agreements with up to five eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) plans under part C (Medicare+Choice) of SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) to conduct the demonstration program. Each eligible MA plan may enroll up to 1,000 eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries in such program. A participating MA plan shall use the rebate the plan must provide to eligible low-income Medicare enrollees to furnish certain benefits, including homemaker services, home delivered meals, transportation services, respite care, adult day care services, and non-Medicare-covered safety and other equipment. HHS shall help to educate eligible Medicare beneficiaries about the availability of the demonstration program through State Health Insurance Assistance Programs and other organizations dedicated to assisting seniors with Medicare benefits and enrollment. The demonstration program shall be implemented by January 1, 2018. HHS shall arrange for an independent third party evaluation of the demonstration program, on the basis of which its duration and scope may be expanded. Funding for the demonstration program shall come out of the Medicare trust funds.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.
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Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-103.
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Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Chuck Grassley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 704 do?
- Community Based Independence for Seniors Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a five-year Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to prevent and delay institutionalization under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) among eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older. HHS shall enter into agreements with up to five eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) plans under part C (Medicare+Choice) of SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) to conduct the demonstration program. Each eligible MA plan may enroll up to 1,000 eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries in such program. A participating MA plan shall use the rebate the plan must provide to eligible low-income Medicare enrollees to furnish certain benefits, including homemaker services, home delivered meals, transportation services, respite care, adult day care services, and non-Medicare-covered safety and other equipment. HHS shall help to educate eligible Medicare beneficiaries about the availability of the demonstration program through State Health Insurance Assistance Programs and other organizations dedicated to assisting seniors with Medicare benefits and enrollment. The demonstration program shall be implemented by January 1, 2018. HHS shall arrange for an independent third party evaluation of the demonstration program, on the basis of which its duration and scope may be expanded. Funding for the demonstration program shall come out of the Medicare trust funds.
- Who sponsors S 704?
- S 704 is sponsored by Chuck Grassley (R).
- What is the current status of S 704?
- This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” 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 704?
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