HR 1637 United States House · 118th Congress

Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act

HR 1637 establishes a Medicare pilot program called the Dementia Care Management Model to improve care for beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia. It requires participating providers to offer comprehensive services - including continuous monitoring, personalized care plans, medication management, and caregiver support - while excluding hospice care. Payments are made monthly based on patient needs (with pathways for uncomplicated vs. complex cases) and include quality-based bonuses, with no cost-sharing for beneficiaries. The model tests whether this approach improves health outcomes, care quality, and caregiver support while reducing Medicare spending, targeting Medicare beneficiaries not in nursing homes or hospice who meet specific diagnosis and enrollment criteria.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2023

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Introduced Mar 17, 2023 Last action Mar 24, 2023

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Mar 24, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 17, 2023

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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.

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Mar 17, 2023

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1 primary · 43 co-sponsors