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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D–MI
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Medicare at Home Act would add Medicare Part B coverage for help at home with everyday tasks such as bathing, eating, preparing meals, and light housekeeping. Eligible people would need certified assistance with at least two qualifying tasks, and coverage would be capped at 20 hours a week. The bill would also require adjustments to monthly Part B premiums to reflect the benefit’s estimated cost.
This Act may be cited as the Medicare at Home Act.
(A) Assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, and eating. (B) Assistance with instrumental activities of daily living, including meal preparation, medication reminders, and light housekeeping directly related to the health and safety of the individual.
(b) Coverage under part B
has been certified, in accordance with section 1861(ooo)(3) of such Act (as added by section 3), as requiring assistance with not fewer than 2 activities of daily living, 2 instrumental activities of daily living, or 1 activity of daily living and 1 instrumental activity of daily living
Home care services furnished under this Act may not exceed 20 hours per week per eligible individual
The Secretary shall adjust the monthly premium under section 1839 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) to reflect the additional actuarial cost of the benefit established under this Act, subject to the standard subsidy schedule under such section.
Congress’s findings describe the proposed benefit as a way to help older adults and people with disabilities remain at home and reduce pressure on unpaid family caregivers. These are the bill’s stated expectations, not demonstrated results.
Congress finds the following:
A modest, capped home care benefit under Medicare would allow older adults and people with disabilities to remain safely in their homes and communities. It would also take the pressure off of unpaid family caregivers
Covered services would be provided by a home care worker in the person’s home under a care plan. They would include help with personal tasks such as bathing, dressing, toileting, moving between positions, and eating, as well as meal preparation, medication reminders, and light housekeeping directly related to health and safety.
The term home care services means the following services furnished to an individual in the individual’s home by a home care worker under a plan established under paragraph (3): (A) Assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, and eating. (B) Assistance with instrumental activities of daily living, including meal preparation, medication reminders, and light housekeeping directly related to the health and safety of the individual.
A physician or another practitioner authorized under Medicare would have to establish and periodically review the care plan. The plan would certify a need for help with at least two personal daily activities, two household or practical daily activities, or one of each.
Home care services shall be furnished pursuant to a plan of care established and periodically reviewed by a physician (or other practitioner authorized under this title to establish a plan of care), which shall certify that the individual requires assistance with not fewer than 2 activities of daily living, 2 instrumental activities of daily living, or 1 activity of daily living and 1 instrumental activity of daily living described in paragraph (1)(A).
The proposed home care benefit would be separate from the existing home health services referenced in the bill; those services would not be included in the new definition.
do not include, and are separate from, home health services described in subsection (m).
Section 3 would add home care services to Medicare Part B coverage. Section 4 would make entitlement to Medicare Part A or enrollment in Part B an eligibility condition, along with certification of the required need for assistance.
(b) Coverage under part B Section 1832(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)) is amended—
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) home care services (as defined in section 1861(ooo)).
(1) is entitled to benefits under part A, or enrolled under part B, of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); (2) has been certified, in accordance with section 1861(ooo)(3) of such Act (as added by section 3), as requiring assistance with not fewer than 2 activities of daily living, 2 instrumental activities of daily living, or 1 activity of daily living and 1 instrumental activity of daily living
A person could not receive the proposed Medicare home care services while receiving duplicative long-term services and supports through a state Medicaid plan or a waiver of that plan. The exclusion concerns overlapping services at the time care is furnished.
is not, at the time Medicare home care services are furnished, receiving long-term services and supports through a State plan (or waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) that duplicate the services described in section 1861(ooo).
Sections 3 and 5 would limit the benefit to no more than 20 hours per eligible person each week. This is a maximum, not a promise that every eligible person would receive 20 hours.
shall not exceed 20 hours per week per individual
Home care services furnished under this Act may not exceed 20 hours per week per eligible individual, as set forth in section 1861(ooo)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 3).
The Secretary would have to establish a payment method for home care supplied by agencies or individuals enrolled in Medicare. That method would have to reflect a reasonable minimum wage level for the workers providing care.
The Secretary shall establish a payment methodology for home care services (as defined in section 1861(ooo)) furnished by agencies or individuals enrolled under this title, which shall reflect a reasonable wage floor for home care workers furnishing such services.
The Secretary would have to adjust monthly Part B premiums to account for the benefit’s additional estimated insurance cost, subject to the existing subsidy schedule referenced in the bill.
The Secretary shall adjust the monthly premium under section 1839 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) to reflect the additional actuarial cost of the benefit established under this Act, subject to the standard subsidy schedule under such section.
Within 180 days after enactment, the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would have to give Congress an estimate of the premium impact per beneficiary.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall submit to Congress an estimate of the per-beneficiary premium impact of the benefit established under this Act.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services would have to issue implementing regulations within one year after enactment, including standards for home care worker qualifications and agency enrollment.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act, including standards for home care worker qualifications and agency enrollment.
The amendments would apply to services provided starting on the first day of the first plan year that begins more than two years after enactment.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to home care services furnished on or after the first day of the first plan year beginning more than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
The supplied October 16, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House on August 3, 2026 and referral that day to the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-16T08:05:57Z.
2026-08-03: Introduced in House
2026-08-03: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy rider was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish what other versions or accompanying materials contain.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; member disclosures, committee reports, and conference materials were not supplied.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential treatment was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. Ordinary eligibility and administration of the proposed benefit do not alone constitute targeted benefits. This conclusion does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
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