HR 5514 United States House · 117th Congress

Choose Home Care Act of 2021

Summary

Choose Home Care Act of 2021 This bill provides for coverage of home-based extended care services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of services that are furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in their homes by home health agencies, including nursing care, meals and nutritional support, home medical supplies, nonemergency medical transportation, and care coordination. Coverage includes 30 days of post-hospital care and other periods of extended illness, as determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Home health agencies that provide such services may receive additional payments in accordance with a specified methodology. The CMS may make payments for covered services furnished before 2022 during any period in which there is a public health emergency.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Oct 8, 2021 Last action Oct 11, 2021

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Committee

Oct 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Oct 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Oct 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Oct 8, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 44 co-sponsors