Hall Introduces Bill to Protect Home Health Care for Seniors, Disabled

Floor Speech

Continuing his work to protect the homecare and hospice community on behalf of seniors and persons with permanent disabilities, Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-04) introduced H.R. 4625, a bill to postpone and evaluate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Prospective Payment System rule.

We must stand up for our seniors and the disabled -- they are valued members of our families and communities, and they need good health care. I will continue to fight the CMS until the devastating Prospective Payment System Rule is overturned. If this rule is not postponed and appropriately evaluated, according to CMS projections almost half of the home health industry will be paid less than their costs. Current industry data shows that as many as 73% of home health agencies across the country could be out of business when the rule is fully implemented. Some 3.5 million people rely on home health care annually, and they should not be left in the lurch due to CMS not fully evaluating the impact of this mandate.

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