HR 754
108th Congress
House
Health
Home care services
Housing and Community Development
Medical fees
Medicare
Nonprofit organizations
Rural health
Social Welfare
Terminal care
Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2003
Introduced: February 12, 2003
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 19, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2003
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.
Feb 12, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2003 - 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Committees of jurisdiction
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