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S 1190 116th Congress Senate

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.

Introduced: January 28, 2020 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
Health Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareRural conditions and development
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 11, 2019
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 Latest action April 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2594 Identical bill Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 5 Republican 7 Independent 1
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 29, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 30, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 30, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 28, 2020
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 28, 2020
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 9, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 9, 2020
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 24, 2019
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 10, 2019
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 5, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 21, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 29, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1190: Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1190/
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"S. 1190: Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1190/.
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