Chronic Care Act Passes Senate
On September 26, members of the United States Senate voted in unanimous support the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 and is now heading to the House. The CHRONIC Care Act contains several provisions that ensure Medicare beneficiaries living with advanced illness receive the highest quality care, including: Extending the Independence at Home demonstration program for two years, which provides home-based primary care services and advance care planning to frail elders in the home setting and Commissioning the GAO to conduct a study on the establishment of a payment code for a visit for longitudinal comprehensive care planning services.
