Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-652
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-17
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Health programs administration and funding

Medicaid

Medicare

Social security and elderly assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of </b><b>2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize a proposed rule regarding Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) by April 1, 2019. </p> <p>PACE is a program under Medicare and Medicaid that provides in-home and community services for certain individuals as an alternative to nursing home care. The proposed rule updates and revises application, enforcement, and other administrative requirements. The CMS published the proposed rule in August 2016; final action is expected in August 2019.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2019 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mrs. Walorski , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Higgins of New York , Ms. Roybal-Allard , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a final regulation based on the proposed regulation relating to the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 2019 . 2. Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue a final regulation based on the proposed regulation relating to the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs Not later than April 1, 2019, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue a final regulation based on the provisions of the proposed regulation titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (81 Fed. Reg. 54666).