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Medicare Hospice Benefit Amendments of 1997

Introduced: February 4, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 5, 1997

See H.R.2015.

Feb 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Feb 12, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 4, 1997

Referred to House Commerce

Feb 4, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.

Feb 4, 1997

Referred to House Ways and Means

Feb 4, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E133-134)

Feb 4, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Hospice Benefit Amendments of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to hospice care to: (1) restructure the hospice care benefit period; (2) cover any other item or service which is specified in the plan and for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare; (3) permit contracting with independent physicians or physician groups for hospice care services; (4) allow waiver of certain staffing requirements for hospice care programs in non-urbanized areas; (5) define coverage denial, with respect to the limitation on the liability of beneficiaries and providers, to mean a determination that an individual is not terminally ill; and (6) extend the period for physician certification of an individual's terminal illness.

What's happening now August 5, 1997

See H.R.2015.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health and Environment Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives