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S 891 112th Congress Senate

Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.

Introduced: June 28, 2011 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Health Health personnelLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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May 5, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 5, 2011
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 Latest action May 5, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3831 Related bill Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2012
  • S 1680 Related bill Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 21, 2012
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 28, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 891: Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-891/
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"S. 891: Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-891/.
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S. 891, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-891/.
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