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HR 2208 114th Congress House

Hospice CARE

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs.

Introduced: July 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Health personnelLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 1, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 18, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hospice Commitment to Accurate and Relevant Encounters Act or the Hospice CARE [sic]

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the face-to-face encounter framework in hospice care. A clinical nurse specialist, physician assistant, or other health professional (in addition to a hospice physician or a nurse practitioner, as under current law) is allowed to conduct the face-to-face encounter with the individual to determine continued eligibility for hospice care before the first 60-day (currently 180-day) recertification period and each subsequent recertification.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 1, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2208: Hospice CARE. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2208/
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"H.R. 2208: Hospice CARE." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2208/.
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H.R. 2208, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2208/.
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