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HB5128: Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023

: Terri Sewell (D-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Aug 4, 2023
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Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Summary

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program.

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This bill would change how Medicare pays home health agencies that provide care to seniors and disabled people in their homes. Home health agencies employ nurses and aides who visit patients to provide medical care and assistance with daily activities. The bill aims to keep these payments stable so agencies don't struggle financially. Currently the bill has just been introduced in Congress and hasn't moved to yet.

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