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HR 3270 107th Congress House Health Home care services Hospices (Terminal care) Housing and Community Development Medical fees Medicare Nonprofit organizations Rural health Social Welfare

Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2001

Introduced: November 8, 2001 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4291)
Nov 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 8, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Nov 8, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create an exception to the Medicare 20 percent inpatient care limitation for certain rural hospice programs with 20 beds or fewer.
What's happening now June 27, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4291)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1840 Identical bill Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3270: Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3270/
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"H.R. 3270: Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3270/.
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H.R. 3270, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3270/.
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