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HR 1259 101th Congress House Health Hospices (Terminal care) Medicaid Public assistance programs Social Welfare

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require hospice coverage under the medicaid program.

Introduced: March 2, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 1989
Provisions of Measure Incorporated into H.R. 3299.
Mar 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to provide Medicaid coverage of hospice care.

What's happening now December 19, 1989

Provisions of Measure Incorporated into H.R. 3299.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 20, 1989
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 16, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 2, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1259: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require hospice coverage under the medicaid program.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1259/
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"H.R. 1259: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require hospice coverage under the medicaid program.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1259/.
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H.R. 1259, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1259/.
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