3.0.0 3613 2022-02-03T05:08:49Z 2022-02-03T05:08:49Z Senate S S 2008-09-26 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-26T18:01:34Z Independence at Home Act of 2008 110 7114 HR 2008-09-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2071-2072) Identical bill CRS 2008-09-26 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9676-9680) IntroReferral 2008-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9676) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-09-26 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-09-26 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-09-26 True Health Caregivers Chronically ill Community health services Home care services Medicare Social Welfare Health 00 2008-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-01T16:51:54Z Independence at Home Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a voluntary Independence at Home chronic care coordination demonstration project under the Medicare fee-for-service program for high-cost Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into agreements with at least two unaffiliated Independence at Home organizations to provide chronic care coordination services for a period of three years in: (1) each of the 13 highest cost states and the District of Columbia; and (2) 13 additional states representative of other regions of the United States.

]]> Independence at Home Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Independence at Home Act of 2008 Display Title Independence at Home Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to Independence at Home services in lower cost treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care developed by an Independence at Home physician or Independence at Home nurse practitioner. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3613is/xml/BILLS-110s3613is.xml 2008-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9676-9680) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.