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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1123
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2009
Ms. Collins (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Bond) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To provide for a five-year payment increase under the Medicare program for home health services furnished in a rural area.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Medicare Rural Home Health
Preservation Act of 2009
.
Five-year application of the Medicare rural home health add-on policy
Section 421(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173; 117 Stat. 2283), as amended by section 5201(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 46), is amended—
by striking , and episodes
and inserting , episodes
; and
by inserting and episodes and visits
ending on or after January 1, 2010, and before January 1, 2015,
after
January 1, 2007,
.