[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6794 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6794

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare 
      independence at home medical practice demonstration program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2023

  Mr. Burgess (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare 
      independence at home medical practice demonstration program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENDING THE MEDICARE INDEPENDENCE AT HOME DEMONSTRATION 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1866E(e) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395cc-5(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``10-year'' and inserting 
        ``12-year''; and
            (2) by striking ``tenth'' each place such term appears and 
        inserting ``twelfth'' in each such place.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
Congress a report on the Independence at Home Medical Practice 
Demonstration Program established under section 1866E of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc-5). Such report shall contain an 
evaluation of--
            (1) the effectiveness of such Program with respect to 
        health outcomes; and
            (2) any barriers to participation in such Program.
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