119th Congress · House bill · Last action Mar 10, 2025
H.R. 2013In CommitteeHealth
Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd (R-PA)29 cosponsorsIntroduced Mar 10, 2025
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Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) sponsored this bill to allow Medicare to cover occupational therapy as a standalone home health service, without requiring patients to first need other home health services like physical therapy to qualify. Currently, occupational therapy under Medicare's home health benefit is only available to people who already qualify for home health services based on other therapeutic needs. The bill has 27 cosponsors, split evenly between 13 Democrats and 14 Republicans, and was referred to the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees.
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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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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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HOUSEReferred 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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HOUSEReferred 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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All 29 cosponsors
15 Democrats · 14 Republicans
Democrats (15)
Doggett, LloydTX-37
Tonko, PaulNY-20
Davis, Donald G.NC-01
Moore, GwenWI-04
Jackson, Jonathan L.IL-01
Sherman, BradCA-32
Simon, LateefahCA-12
Sewell, Terri A.AL-07
Pocan, MarkWI-02
Moulton, SethMA-06
Riley, JoshNY-19
Walkinshaw, James R.VA-11
Republicans (14)
Joyce, JohnPA-13
Miller, Carol D.WV-01
Thompson, GlennPA-15
Yakym, RudyIN-02
Carey, MikeOH-15
Kelly, MikePA-16
Steube, W. GregoryFL-17
Wittman, Robert J.VA-01
Bresnahan, Robert P.PA-08
Kim, YoungCA-40
Weber, Randy K. Sr.TX-14
Messmer, Mark B.IN-08
Mills, CoryFL-07
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