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HR 7181 110th Congress House

Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and to provide grants for the development and expansion of programs for such orders.

Introduced: September 27, 2008 See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceFederal aid to health facilitiesHealth counselingLiving wills
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Sep 28, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2136-2137)
Sep 27, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 27, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 27, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 28, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2136-2137)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, to extend Medicare coverage to consultations regarding an order for life sustaining treatment for qualified individuals.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible entities to: (1) establish new programs for orders regarding life sustaining treatment in a state or locality; (2) expand or enhance an existing program; or (3) set up a clearinghouse of information on programs for such orders and consultative services for the development or enhancement of such programs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7181: Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7181/
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"H.R. 7181: Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7181/.
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