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S 3484 110th Congress Senate Health Economics and Public Finance Labor and Employment Medical personnel Medicare Social Welfare Terminal care Wages

Hospice Protection Act of 2008

Introduced: September 12, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 12, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 12, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8480-8481)
Sep 12, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now September 12, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6873 Related bill Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 25, 2008
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 24, 2008
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 24, 2008
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 18, 2008
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 18, 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 17, 2008
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 15, 2008
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 12, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3484: Hospice Protection Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3484/
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