S.659 - Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare program. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' access to home health services under the Medicare program. as introduced.

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3/29/2011--Introduced.Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes. Requires for 2012 and each subsequent ye

Official Summary

3/29/2011--Introduced.Home Health Care Access Protection Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services and adjustments to it for case mix changes. Requires for 2012 and each subsequent year that any evaluation of case mix changes and any such adjustment be made using standards developed consistent with specified processes, taking certain criteria into account. Directs the Secretary to convene a Technical Advisory Group to advise on the development of such standards.

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04/20/12
Group: 'Wasteful' of taxpayer $$ for Gingrich to keep Secret Service protection

Gingrich is nearly certain to lose the GOP presidential race to Romney. The candidate badly trails in CNN's delegate estimate, 140 to Romney's 659. And though Gingrich has vowed to stay in the race until Romney clinches the 1,144 delegates ...

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04/20/12
Group: 'Wasteful' of taxpayer $$ for Gingrich to keep Secret Service protection

Gingrich is nearly certain to lose the GOP presidential race to Romney. The candidate badly trails in CNN's delegate estimate, 140 to Romney's 659. And though Gingrich has vowed to stay in the race until Romney clinches the 1,144 delegates ...

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04/19/12
Group: 'Wasteful' Of Taxpayer $$ For Gingrich To Keep Secret Service Protection

Gingrich is nearly certain to lose the GOP presidential race to Romney. The candidate badly trails in CNN's delegate estimate, 140 to Romney's 659. And though Gingrich has vowed to stay in the race until Romney clinches the 1,144 delegates needed to win ..

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05/01/12
Custody Reform: S.659 – Change that Goes too Far? - Law followers

Having provided an in-depth review of the current custody statute in Massachusetts, we will now move on to our review of the six proposed bills that would significantly modify that statute. The first bill we will review was filed in the Senate on ...

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05/01/12
Custody Reform: S.659 – Change that Goes too Far? - Law followers

Having provided an in-depth review of the current custody statute in Massachusetts, we will now move on to our review of the six proposed bills that would significantly modify that statute. The first bill we will review was filed in the Senate on ...

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05/01/12
Custody Reform: S.659 – Change that Goes too Far? - Law followers

Having provided an in-depth review of the current custody statute in Massachusetts, we will now move on to our review of the six proposed bills that would significantly modify that statute. The first bill we will review was filed in the Senate on ...

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