legislation: 99-hr-5207
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| 99-hr-5207 | 99 | hr | 5207 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the limitations of payment for home health services under the medicare program. | Social Welfare | 1986-07-21 | 1986-07-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 1 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that limitations on Medicare payments for home health services be applied on an aggregate rather than a discipline-specific basis for home health agencies. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in establishing such limitations, to take into account: (1) recent cost data; and (2) changes in costs resulting from changes in billing and verification procedure requirements. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z |