H.R. 2622101st CongressHouse Bill

Amends the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 to direct the Advisory Committee on Medicare Home Health Claims to evaluate and…

Official title: To amend the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 to expand the responsibilities of the Advisory Committee on Medicare Home Health Claims and to provide a fixed date for the termination of such Advisory Committee.

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Amends the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 to direct the Advisory Committee on Medicare Home Health Claims to evaluate and report to the Congress and the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, by September 1, 1990, on the implementation of revised home health coverage policies, and on changes in the process for denying claims for home health services, under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Terminates the Commission 30 days after its issuance of such report. Requires the Administrator to: (1) give the public an opportunity to comment on the Committee's earlier report on, and recommendations for, changing the home health services claims denial process; and (2) evaluate such recommendations and report to the Congress by October 31, 1989, on their implementation.

Introduced Jun 13, 1989
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Olympia Snowe

Republican

U.S. Representative · ME-2

Bipartisan — 11 cosponsors (8 D, 3 R)

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