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HR 2594 116th Congress House Health Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicare Rural conditions and development

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019

Introduced: July 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 8, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019

This bill allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs) to receive payment under Medicare for hospice services. Currently, attending physicians who work for FQHCs and RHCs may provide hospice services only outside of FQHC or RHC work hours and must bill Medicare under their own provider numbers; FQHCs and RHCs may not receive payment under Medicare for such services.

What's happening now May 9, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1190 Identical bill Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 17 Republican 6
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 9, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Aug 21, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Aug 21, 2020
Wenstrup, Brad
· Jun 30, 2020
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · May 14, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Mar 2, 2020
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jan 29, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jan 7, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Nov 13, 2019
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 18, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Oct 18, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 18, 2019
Hagedorn, Jim
· Oct 4, 2019
Loebsack, David
· Sep 24, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 11, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Aug 20, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Aug 20, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 10, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 18, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 13, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Jun 5, 2019
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · May 21, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 21, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 16, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· May 8, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2594: Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2594/
MLA
"H.R. 2594: Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2594/.
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H.R. 2594, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2594/.
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