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HR 6873 110th Congress House

Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008

Official title: To delay any application of the phase out of the Medicare hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor during fiscal year 2009.

Introduced: September 29, 2008 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceLabor and EmploymentMedical personnelMedicare
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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
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 Latest action September 11, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3484 Related bill Hospice Protection Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 11 Republican 5
Boyda, Nancy
· Oct 2, 2008
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 2, 2008
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 29, 2008
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2008
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 26, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 25, 2008
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 24, 2008
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 22, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 22, 2008
Mahoney, Tim
· Sep 18, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 17, 2008
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Sep 17, 2008
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 16, 2008
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 16, 2008
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 16, 2008
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 15, 2008
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