,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,king introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of the  
,social ,security ,act to provide       
coverage of preventive home visits under
 ,medicare1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,preventive ,home ,visit ,act4  #b4
 ,medicare coverage of preventive home  
visits  7a7 ,in general ,section #ahfa  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7s77#b7--  7,a7 in           
subparagraph 7,,gg71 by striking and at 
the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,,hh71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,,ii7 a preventive home visit as       
defined in subsection 7kkk74  2 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 

new subsection3  7kkk7 ,preventive home 
visit ,the term preventive home visit   
means a visit to the home of an         
individual by a qualified professional  
7as defined by the ,secretary71 not more
 frequently than once every two years1  
during which the qualified professional 
provides an assessment of the home      
environment of the individual1          
identifies health risks1 and provides a 
referral1 as appropriate1 for           
interventions or home modifications to  
improve physical activity1 fall         
prevention1 and nutrition with respect  
to the individual4  4  7b7 ,payment     
7#a7 ,in general ,section #ahcc7;a77#a7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #aciel7a77#a77 is amended--   
7,a7 by striking and 7,,cc7 and         
inserting 7,,cc72 and  7,b7 by inserting
 before the semicolon at the end the    
following3 and 7,,dd7 with respect to a 
home visit as defined in section        
#ahfa7kkk71 the amount paid shall be    
equal to #ajj percent of the lesser of  

the actual charge for the service or the
 amount determined under section        
#ahcd7x74  7#b7 ,payment determination  
,section #ahcd of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7x7 ,preventive home     
visits ,the ,secretary shall establish a
 bundled payment amount for a preventive
 home visit1 including any referrals    
made in connection with the visit4  4   
7c7 ,frequency limitation ,section      
#ahfb7;a77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7a77#a77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7,o71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subsection 7,p71 by striking the        
semicolon and inserting 1 and2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph3  7,q7 in the case of a    
preventive home visit as defined in     
section #ahfa7kkk71 which is provided   
more frequently than is covered under   
such section4  4