David Jayne Homebound Reform Act of 2003? (H.R. 1874)

David Jayne Homebound Reform Act of 2003  (H.R. 1874) On May 1, 2003, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) introduced legislation to exempt  severely and permanently disabled individuals from Medicare restrictions that limit their ability to travel away from home without losing their home health benefits.  The David Jayne Homebound Reform Act (H.R. 1874) creates a pilot program to test whether the exemption will have little, if any, significant cost implications for Medicare. Under current law, to be considered "homebound", and therefore eligible for Medicare home health benefits, individuals may only leave . . .