A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit imminently terminally ill patients to continue medicare coverage of their hospitalization.
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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving inpatient hospital services under Medicare to be discharged and the services furnished to be post-hospital extended care services for up to 30 days, if: (1) a physician has determined that the individual is imminently terminally ill and that a discharge would be a hardship for both the individual and the individual's family; (2) there has been a determination that continued Medicare payment for inpatient hospital services may not be made; and (3) the individual elects and the hospital consents to have the provisions of this Act apply.
Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3474: A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit imminently terminally ill patients to continue medicare coverage of their hospitalization.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3474/
"H.R. 3474: A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit imminently terminally ill patients to continue medicare coverage of their hospitalization.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3474/.
H.R. 3474, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-3474/.
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