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: May 8, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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