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HR 5222 106th Congress House Health Hospices (Terminal care) Medicare Physicians Social Welfare Terminally ill

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: September 20, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Oct 2, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 20, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Sep 20, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1540-1541)
Sep 20, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of terminally ill with respect to hospice care to allow attending physicians to determine whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare program without regard to current law requirements that the individual's life expectancy be six months or less.
What's happening now October 2, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 4, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5222: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare Program.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5222/
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"H.R. 5222: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare Program.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5222/.
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H.R. 5222, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5222/.
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[H.R. 5222: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5222/)
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