United StatesHouse Bill 5142HR 5142
Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025
Health
4 pages
- house
- senate
- president
Last progress September 4, 2025 (3 months ago)
Introduced on September 4, 2025 by Kevin Hern
Sponsors (18)
Last progress September 4, 2025 (3 months ago)
Introduced on September 4, 2025 by Kevin Hern
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.
This bill aims to keep Medicare home health services stable. It would block planned Medicare payment cuts to home health agencies in 2026 and 2027 by adding a positive adjustment that fully cancels a 4.059% permanent cut and a 5% temporary cut proposed for 2026, to help protect patient access to care. It also sets the 2026 and 2027 payment rates using the 2025 rate as the starting point and bars certain extra “clawback” adjustments in those years, so providers aren’t penalized later for these protections. The bill says it doesn’t take a side on Medicare’s earlier method for setting these rates.
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