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- H.R.6158
H.R.6158: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a geographic adjustment in the Medicare cap on payment for hospice care and to require hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about government operations and politics
- Introduced May 22, 2008
- Latest Major Action June 3, 2008
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a geographic adjustment in the Medicare hospice payment cap, increasing the work geographic index to 1.00 for any locality for which such index is less than 1.00.Requires hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| May 22, 2008 |
Introduced in the House by Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.) |