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<title>Independence at Home Act of 2017</title>
<summary summary-id="id115s464v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2017-04-12">
<action-date>2017-02-28</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Independence at Home Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a permanent Independence at Home Medical Practice Program, under which a primary care&nbsp;practice&nbsp;shall be accountable for: (1)&nbsp;providing comprehensive, coordinated, continuous, and accessible care to applicable Medicare beneficiaries at home; and (2) coordinating health care across all treatment settings.</p> <p>Subject to meeting specified quality performance standards, a participating practice&nbsp;is eligible to&nbsp;receive an incentive payment under the program if actual expenditures for applicable beneficiaries are less than&nbsp;the estimated spending target established by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS).</p> <p>CMS shall terminate a program&nbsp;agreement with a participating practice if the practice: (1)&nbsp;for the third of three consecutive years under the program, will not receive an incentive payment; or (2) fails to meet a minimum number of quality performance standards established by CMS.</p> <p>The bill extends the existing Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Program pending implementation of the permanent program. In addition, the bill&nbsp;removes the limit on the number of beneficiaries that may participate in the demonstration program.</p>]]></summary-text>
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