Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017

HB 4006 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017

US Congress 115th Congress

Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017
HB-4006


About HB-4006

Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program through which up to five eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations shall provide home and community-based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. For purposes of the demonstration program, an eligible Medicare beneficiary is ineligible for Medicaid and unable to perform two or more activities of daily living. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall establish payment rates for eligible MA plans under the demonstration program. Such payment rates are capped but shall be in addition to payments otherwise made to MA organizations with respect to such plans. The CMS shall also:

  • (1) help to educate eligible Medicare beneficiaries on the availability of the program, and
  • (2) provide for program evaluation by an independent third party.

  

Bill Texts

Introduced 10/14/2017

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

10/13/2017

Introduced In House

10/11/2017

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.

10/11/2017

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