Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State, under a home-or-community-based waiver, to provide home-based…
Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to cover certain individuals requiring extensive home care under a home-or-community-based waiver, and for other purposes.
This bill died when its Congress ended.
Bills don't carry over between Congresses. Without re-introduction in a new session, it cannot advance.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State, under a home-or-community-based waiver, to provide home-based services to an individual for whom it is medically feasible to provide home-based services, but the costs for such services: (1) would exceed the costs for appropriate skilled nursing or intermediate care services; and (2) are less than the costs for appropriate inpatient hospital services. Provides for a study and report to the Congress from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Filed in the House
This house bill has been filed and is working its way through Congress. It will need to pass both the House and the Senate, then be signed by the President to become law.
Who introduced this
Ask AI About This Bill
Get plain-language answers with direct quotes from the bill text.
Your Representatives
Enter your address to see how your representatives voted on this bill.
Your address is only used to find your district and is never saved. See how it works
Votes
Public Opinion
No votes yet — be the first to weigh in.
to cast your vote
Your voice matters — let representatives know where you stand.
Comments
No comments yet. to be the first to weigh in.