S. 3265 · 110th Congress
Ensuring Home Health Care for Seniors Act of 2008
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tim Johnson
- Introduced
- 2008-07-15
- Latest action
- 2008-07-15 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Ensuring Home Health Care for Seniors Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services.
Establishes a new formula for payment of such services (other than a covered osteoporosis drug) as the lesser of: (1) the reasonable cost of such services; or (2) the customary charges for them.
Requires such services to be free of charge or at only a nominal charge if they are furnished by a public service provider or by another provider a significant portion of whose patients are low-income.