The following is a listing of bills, including bill numbers and cosponsors, that address concerns of home health providers.
S. 2298, the "Homebound Clarification Act of 2000," introduced by Sen. Jim Jeffords (R-VT), would base homebound determination solely on the existing standard of whether leaving home requires considerable or taxing effort, eliminating the number or length of absences as a criteria. Currently, S. 2298 has 4 cosponsors:
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Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) |
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) |
S. 2365, the "Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2000," introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), would amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 15-percent reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services. Currently, S. 2365 has 54 cosponsors, including:
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Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-MI) Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) Sen. John Ashcroft (R-MO) Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO) Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA) Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) Sen. Michael DeWine (R-OH) Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) |
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Sen. William Frist (R-TN) Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA) Sen. Rod Grams (R-MN) Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R-AR) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) Sen. James Jeffords (R-VT) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) |
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) Sen. Robert Smith (R-NH) Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) Sen. John Warner (R-VA) Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) |
S. 2766, introduced by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), would eliminate the additional 15% cut in home health services, provide an add-on to the home health prospective payment system (PPS) base payment for patients in rural areas and a pass-through for security costs, provide interim payment system overpayment relief, and recognize telemedicine as a legitimate means of delivering home health services. Currently, S. 2766 has 1 cosponsor:
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) |
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S. 2835, introduced by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), would provide: emergency cash-flow assistance for home health agencies, reimbursement of home health agencies for unfunded PPS-related costs and OASIS labor costs, and nonroutine medical supplies furnished by home health agencies. Currently, S. 2835 has 2 cosponsors:
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Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) |
Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI) |
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S. 2999, introduced by Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-MI), seeks to reform the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) regula-tory processes, appeals, over-payment procedures, voluntary disclosure, criminal enforcement, and provider education. Currently, S. 2999 has 3 cosponsors, including:
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Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) |
Sen. Rod Grams (R-MN) |
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) |
S. 3034, introduced by Senator John Kerry (D-MA), would eliminate the 15% reduction in payment rates under PPS, provide additional payments for outliers and additional payments in rural areas and security services, exclude nonroutine medical supplies under PPS for home health services, and provide a study for telehomehealth services. Currently S. 3034 has no cosponsors.
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S. 3077the Balanced Budget Act Refinements of 2000, introduced by Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY), would completely eliminate the additional 15% cut in the Medicare home health benefit and provide a 10% add-on for 2 years to the PPS base payment for rural patients; eliminate the bundling and consolidated billing of non-routine medical supplies for 18 months to give the Secretary of HHS time to study whether bundling and consolidated billing are appropriate for medical supplies; help to clarify branch office rules; provide full market basket updates in hospice payments for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 and a 10% upward adjustment in the underlying hospice rates; provide full inflation update payments for medical equipment, oxygen, and other supplies; provide that regular attendance at adult day care by those with Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias would not result in a loss of homebound status. Currently, S. 3077 has 31 cosponsors, including:
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Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA) Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) |
Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Sen. Robert Kerrey (D-NE) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) |
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Sen. Charles Robb (D-VA) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) |
H.R. 3872, the "Long-Term care and Reimbursement Act of 2000," introduced by Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) and Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL) would allow individuals a deduction for long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a tax credit for individuals with long-term care needs. H.R. 3872 currently has 71 cosponsors:
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Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) Rep. Thomas Allen (D-ME) Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) Rep. John Baldacci (D-ME) Rep. James Barcia (D-MI) Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA) Rep. Charles Bass (R-NH) Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) Rep. Michael Bilirakis (R-FL) Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX) Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Rep. Bob Clement (D-TN) Rep. Merrill Cook (R-UT) Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL) Rep. William Coyne (D-PA) Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) Rep. Jim Davis (D-FL) Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA) Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL) |
Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) Rep. Michael Forbes (D-NY) Rep. Bob Franks (R-NJ) Rep. Wayne Gilchrist (R-MD) Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) Rep. Virgil Goode (I-VA) Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) Rep. Ralph Hall (D-TX) Rep. Tony Hall (D-OH) Rep. Sue Kelly (R-NY) Rep. Ron Klink (D-PA) Rep. Steven Kuykendall (R-CA) Rep. John Larson (D-CT) Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) Rep. James Maloney (D-CT) Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL) Rep. Frank Mascara (D-PA) Rep. Jim McDermott(D-WA) Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY) Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) Rep. Constance Morella (R-MD) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) |
Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) Rep. Michael Oxley (R-OH) Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) Rep. David Price (D-NC) Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH) Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN) Rep. Jim Ryun (R-KS) Rep. Max Sandlin (D-TX) Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ) Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) Rep. Louise McIntosh-Slaughter (D-NY) Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL) Rep. James Traficant (D-OH) Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) Rep. Zack Wamp (R-TN) Rep. Robert Weygand (D-RI) |
H.R. 4028, the "Alzheimer's Disease Medicare Home Health Care Benefit Clarification Act of 2000," introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), would allow those with Alzheimer's Disease or related dementia to participate in an adult day care program without forfeiting their Medicare home health benefit. Currently, H.R. 4028 has 2 cosponsors
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Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) |
Rep. John Olver (D-MA) |
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H.R. 4219, introduced by Reps. Wes Watkins (R-OK), William Jefferson (D-LA), John Peterson (R-PA), and J.C. Watts, Jr. (R-OK), is the companion bill to S. 2365 and would amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 15-percent reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services. Currently, H.R. 4219 has 145 cosponsors, including:
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Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) Rep. Thomas Allen (D-ME) Rep. John Baldacci (D-ME) Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-NC) Rep. Jim Barcia (D-MI) Rep. Bill Barrett (R-NE) Rep. Charles Bass (R-NH) Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-NE) Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) Rep. Robert Borski (D-PA) Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) Rep. Corinne Brown (D-FL) Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN) Rep. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Rep. Gary Condit (D-CA) Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) Rep. Merrill Cook (R-UT) Rep. John Cooksey (R-LA) Rep. William Coyne (D-PA) Rep. Pat Danner (D-MO) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Rep. Jim DeMint (R-SC) Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA) Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) Rep. Phil English (R-PA) Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL) Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Rep. Bob Franks (R-NJ) Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX) Rep. Sam Gejdenson (D-CT) Rep. George Gekas (R-PA) Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) Rep. Virgil Goode (I-VA) Rep. William Goodling (R-PA) Rep. Ralph Hall (D-TX) Rep. James Hansen (R-UT) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC) Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO) Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN) Rep. Earl Hilliard (D-AL) Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) |
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR) Rep. Amo Houghton (R-NY) Rep. William Jenkins (R-TN) Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) Rep. Sue Kelly (R-NY) Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) Rep. Peter King (R-NY) Rep. Ron Klink (D-PA) Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) Rep. Steven Kuykendall (R-CA) Rep. John LaFalce (D-NY) Rep. John Larson (D-CT) Rep. James Leach (R-IA) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) Rep. Ken Lucas (D-KY) Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Rep. James Maloney (D-CT) Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL) Rep. Frank Mascara (D-PA) Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) Rep. Scott McInnis (R-CO) Rep. David McIntosh (R-IN) Rep. Michael McIntyre (D-NC) Rep. Howard McKeon (R-CA) Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY) Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) Rep. Jack Metcalf (R-WA) Rep. Patsy Mink (D-HI) Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Rep. George Nethercutt (R-WA) Rep. Robert Ney (R-OH) Rep. Charles Norwood (R-GA) Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN) Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ) |
Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) Rep. David Phelps (D-IL) Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS) Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA) Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) Rep. David Price (D-NC) Rep Jack Quinn (R-NY) Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Rep. Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR) Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) Rep. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) Rep. Max Sandlin (D-TX) Rep. Tom Sawyer (D-OH) Rep. Jim Saxton (R-NJ) Rep. Bob Schaffer (R-CO) Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) Rep. E. Clay Shaw (R-FL) Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ) Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) Rep. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) Rep. John Sununu (R-NH) Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) Rep. John Thune (R-SD) Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL) Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) Rep. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) Rep. Robert Underwood (D-GU) Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) Rep. James Walsh (R-NY) Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) H.R. 4219 Continued Rep. Robert Weygand (D-RI) Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) Rep. Robert Wise (D-WV) Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) |
H.R. 4623, introduced by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), would amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services furnished under the Medicare Program. Currently, H.R. 4623 has 7 cosponsors, including:
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Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI) Rep. Eva Clayton (D-NC) Rep. Bud Cramer (D-AL) |
Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL) Rep. Virgil Goode (I-VA) |
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Rep. Robert Underwood (D-GU) |
H.R. 4727, introduced by Rep. James McGovern (D-MA), would eliminate the additional 15% cut in home health services, provide an add-on to the home health prospective payment system (PPS) base payment for patients in rural areas and a pass-through for security costs, provide interim payment system overpayment relief, and recognize telemedicine as a legitimate means of delivering home health services. Currently, H.R. 4727, has 52 cosponsors, including:
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Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) Rep. Thomas Allen (D-ME) Rep. John Baldacci (D-ME) Rep. David Bonior (D-MI) Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI) Rep. William Clay (D-MO) Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Rep. Merrill Cook (R-UT) Rep. Pat Danner (D-MO) Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA) Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL) Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX) Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) Rep. Virgil Goode (I-VA) |
Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN) Rep. Earl Hilliard (D-AL) Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Rep. Frank Mascara (D-PA) Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY) Rep. Patsy Mink (D-HI) Rep. Joe Moakley (D-MA) Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) Rep. Robert Ney (R-OH) |
Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN) Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) Rep. John Peterson (R-PA) Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) Rep. Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR) Rep. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) Rep. Robert Weygand (D-RI) |
H.R. 5163, introduced by Reps. James McGovern (D-MA), Earl Hillliard (D-AL), Wes Watkins (R-OK), William Jefferson (D-LA), and Phil English (R-PA), would eliminate the 15% reduction in payment rates under PPS, provide additional payments for outliers and additional payments in rural areas and security services, exclude nonroutine medical supplies under PPS for home health services, and provide a study for telehomehealth services. Currently, H.R. 5163 has 54 cosponsors, including:
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Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) Rep. Thomas Allen (D-ME) Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) Rep. John Baldacci (D-ME) Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-NE) Rep. Robert Borski (D-PA) Rep. Corinne Brown (D-FL) Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN) Rep. Donna M.C. Christiansen (D-VI) Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) Rep. Merrill Cook (R-UT) Rep. William Coyne (D-PA) Rep. Jay Dickey (R-AR) Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) Rep. Phil English (R-PA) Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL) Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX) Rep. Virgil Goode (I-VA) |
Rep. Bob Goodlattte (R-VA) Rep. William Goodling (R-PA) Rep. Robert Hayes (R-NC) Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN) Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Rep. Ron Lewis (R-KY) Rep. James Maloney (D-CT) Rep. David McIntosh (R-IN) Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY) Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) Rep. David Minge (D-MN) Rep. Joseph Moakley (D-MA) Rep. Dennis Moore (D-KS) Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS) Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) Rep. George Nethercutt (R-WA) |
Rep. Robert Ney (R-OH) Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) Rep. John Peterson (R-PA) Rep. David Phelps (D-IL) Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Rep. Carlos Romero-Barcelo (D-PR) Rep. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) Rep. Max Sandlin (D-TX) Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL) Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) Rep. Robert Weygand (D-RI) Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) |