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HR 860 102th Congress House Health Hospices (Terminal care) Medicaid Public assistance programs

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

Introduced: February 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Feb 19, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 6, 1991
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 February 19, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 4, 1992
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 3, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 3, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 18, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 18, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 18, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 6, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 6, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 6, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 860: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the coverage of hospice care under medicaid plans.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-860/
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