Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D StabenowSponsor

38 cosponsors · 14 D, 23 R, 1 I

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill allows the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test a Dementia Care Management Model that provides comprehensive care to Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 14, 2021

Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer's Act

Under the model, participating health care providers receive payment under Medicare for comprehensive care management services that are provided to individuals with diagnosed dementia, excluding Medicare Advantage enrollees, hospice care recipients, and nursing home residents. Required services include medication management, care coordination, and health, financial, and environmental monitoring, as well as trainings and other support services for unpaid caregivers. Providers must furnish services through interdisciplinary teams and must ensure access to a team member or primary care provider 24-7. The CMMI must set payments and determine quality measures for the model in accordance with specified requirements.

The bill also allows the CMMI to design a similar model under Medicaid.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act

Latest action (Apr 14, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 14, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.