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S.353: Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Feb. 13, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 13, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
2 (1 Democrat, 1 Independent Democrat)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 13, 2017
Bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 13, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Feb. 13, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Susan Collins (R-Maine) |