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Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008

Introduced: March 6, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 6, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary moratorium, from November 1, 2005, through October 31, 2008, on enforcement of the hospice cap amount.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study and report on: (1) the resource effectiveness and quality of hospice care as a substitute benefit for other acute care alternatives under Medicare; (2) the optimal median and average length of stay in hospice care under Medicare; (3) the reasons for persistently low median and average length of such stays; and (4) the desirability of requiring a national coverage determination of eligibility for hospice care under Medicare.

What's happening now March 6, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5542 Identical bill Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 6, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2727: Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2727/
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"S. 2727: Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2727/.
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