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Verifying Electronically the Receipt of In-Home Care For Individuals Act
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Introduced
December 17, 2015
Latest Action
December 17, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Chuck GrassleyRepublican(IA)
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Verifying Electronically the Receipt of In-Home Care For Individuals Act or the VERIFI Act This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification systems for certain services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. An "electronic visit verification system" is a system under which care-related visits are electronically verified with regard to: (1) the type and date of service, (2) the individual receiving the service, (3) the individual providing the service, (4) the location of service delivery, and (5) the time the service begins and ends. With respect to the Medicare program, a home health agency must have such a system in place for home health services as a condition of participation. In the case of a state Medicaid program that does not require the use of such a system for both personal care services and home health services, the federal medical assistance percentage for medical assistance expended on such services shall be reduced beginning in 2019. These reductions increase incrementally from 0.25% to 1.00% through 2023. With respect to the Medicare program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall establish standards for the systems and must consult with agencies to ensure that such standards: (1) are minimally burdensome, (2) account for existing best practices and electronic visit verifications systems already in use, and (3) require that the systems are conducted in accordance with specified legal requirements related to privacy and security. In regard to a state Medicaid program, a state shall do the same.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 5926/S. 3040, Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2017, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services. Home Health Prior Authorization and Pre-Claim review. H.R. 4994 (Public Law 113-185), Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act. H.R. 4111, Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act. H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. H.R. 5799/S. 2786, Rural Access to Hospice Care Act. H.R. 6226, Pre-Claim Undermines Senior's Health (PUSH) Act. S. 2484, CONNECT for Health Care. H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. H.R. 5926/S. 3040, Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2017, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services. Home Health Prior Authorization and Pre-Claim review. H.R. 4994 (Public Law 113-185), Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act. H.R. 4111, Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act. H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. H.R. 5799/S. 2786, Rural Access to Hospice Care Act. H.R. 6226, Pre-Claim Undermines Senior's Health (PUSH) Act. S. 2484, CONNECT for Health Care.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 141/H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services. Home Health Prior Authorization and Pre-Claim review. H.R. 2 (Public Law 114-10), Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act. H.R. 4994 (Public Law 113-185), Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act. H.R. 4111, Rural Healthcare Connectivity Act. H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. S. 2786, Rural Access to Hospice Care Act.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 1458, BACPAC Act of 2015. H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) of 2015, provisions on home health surety bond. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 141/H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services. Home Health Prior Authorization.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Oppose home health and hospice payment cuts and co-pays. Legislative and regulatory proposals affecting home care and hospice. Fostering Independence Through Technology Act (to be re-filed). S. 578/H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act. Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations, FY2016, provisions relating to Lifespan Respite Program, caregiver, and falls prevention matters. Recognition and payment for telehealth services under Medicare and Medicaid. Face to Face Physician Encounter Requirement. Medicare Home Health Rebasing Relief and Reassessment Act (to be re-filed). H.R. 1458, BACPAC Act of 2015. H.R. 2066, Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2015. H.R. 2948, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act. Home health rural add on payment. H.R. 1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) of 2015, provisions on home health surety bond. H.R. 1202, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 2389, Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015. Value Based Purchasing and Bundling. S. 1650, Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2015. Medicare reimbursement of advance care planning services. Appropriations for Family Caregiver Support Programs. H.R. 2208, Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act. S. 1549, Care Planning Act of 2015. H.R. 1202/S. 1354, Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015. S. 141/H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act. H.R. 3298, Medicare Post-Acute Value-Based Purchasing Act of 2015. Chronic Care Management Proposals. H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act. Case Mix "Creep" Payment cuts Home Health Access Protection Act (draft legislation). S. 2368, Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act of 2015. Medicare Advantage hospice proposals. S. 2416, VERIFI Act. H.R. 2446, to amend the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for Medicaid personal care services. H.R. 3119, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2015. VA Home Care Services.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE