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Medicare End-of-Life Care Planning Act of 2007

Introduced: January 31, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jan 31, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1447)
Jan 31, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1442)
Jan 31, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare End-of-Life Care Planning Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of an end-of-life planning consultation, including discussion of advance directives, as part of an initial preventive physical examination.

What's happening now January 31, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1447)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 465 Related bill Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 466: Medicare End-of-Life Care Planning Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-466/
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"S. 466: Medicare End-of-Life Care Planning Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-466/.
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S. 466, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-466/.
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