A bill to provide for a five-year payment increase under the Medicare program for home health services furnished in a rural area.
Medicare Rural Home Health Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, to require for episodes and visits ending on or after January 1, 2010, and before January 1, 2015, a 5% increase in the rate of payment under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for home health services furnished in a rural area.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5825)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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