House Democrats Introduce Medicare At Home Act Adding Part B Home Care Benefit
House Democrats introduced the Medicare At Home Act, legislation that would add a home care benefit to Medicare Part B. The bill follows a Democratic policy framework released two months earlier. If enacted, the legislation would expand Medicare coverage to include home care services currently excluded from the program. The bill does not directly affect Medicaid managed care operations, though state Medicaid agencies managing dual-eligible populations and Medicare-Medicaid Plans would need to coordinate benefits if the legislation advances.
State Medicaid agencies and Medicare-Medicaid Plans would face new care coordination requirements for dual-eligible beneficiaries if Medicare expands home care coverage, potentially shifting some cost and service responsibility from Medicaid LTSS programs to Medicare.
LTSS · Managed Care
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