HR 6873
110th Congress
House
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Labor and Employment
Medical personnel
Medicare
Social Welfare
Terminal care
Wages
Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008
Introduced: September 11, 2008
Introduced by:
Van Hollen, Chris
Democratic
· Maryland
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 11, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1774)
Sep 11, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from phasing out or eliminating the budget neutrality adjustment factor in the Medicare hospice wage index before October 1, 2009.
Directs the Secretary to recompute and apply the final Medicare hospice wage index for FY2009 as if there had been no reduction in the budget neutrality adjustment factor.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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