II 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.

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This Act may be cited as the Medicare Rural Home Health Preservation Act of 2009.

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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— (1)by striking , and episodes and inserting , episodes; and (2)by inserting and episodes and visits ending on or after January 1, 2010, and before January 1, 2015, after January 1, 2007,.