U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10806: Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 13, 2026
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to decrease fraud related to home health agencies in Medicare, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to decrease fraud related to home health agencies in Medicare, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 13, 2026:
A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to decrease fraud related to home health agencies in Medicare, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026 . (b) Table of contents Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I--Home Health Program Integrity, Anti-Fraud, and Enrollment Reform Sec. 101. Enhanced enrollment screening for home health agencies. Sec. 102. Additional oversight provisions for home health agencies. Sec. 103. Additional survey and training requirements for accreditation organizations. Title II--Home Health Payment Reset and Data Integrity Sec. 201. Calculation of home health prospective payment amount using reliable data. Sec. 202. Suspension of permanent and temporary adjustments. Sec. 203. Conforming protection for benchmarks and value-based programs. Title III--Reports, Rulemaking, Program Integrity Funding, and Implementation Sec. 301. Report to Congress on home health payment data. Sec. 302. Notice and comment rulemaking. Sec. 303. Program integrity funding. Sec. 304. Department of Justice and Office of Inspector General enforcement funding. Sec. 305. State survey agency funding. Sec. 306. Rule of construction regarding existing fraud authorities. I Home Health Program Integrity, Anti-Fraud, and Enrollment Reform SECTION 101. Enhanced enrollment screening for home health agencies Section 1866(j)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 …
Sponsors
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10806?
- HB10806 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026.
- What does HB10806 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to decrease fraud related to home health agencies in Medicare, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10806?
- In committee as of October 13, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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. (October 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10806?
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024).
- Where is the official record for HB10806?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10806
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