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HOUSE 1284115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017

Last Action
3/17/2017

Actions

  • 2017-03-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-03-01Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • 2017-03-01Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • 2017-03-01Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  • 2017-03-01Introduced in House
  • 2017-03-01Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-03-01 (00)

Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants to provide hospice care under Medicare.

Cosponsors (20)

  • MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)
  • EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
  • PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
  • Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
  • ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
  • Mark Takano (D-CA)
  • David Young (R-IA)
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI)
  • JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
  • Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
  • Earl Carter (R-GA)
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)
  • Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
  • Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Todd Rokita (R-IN)
  • Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
  • Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI)

Subjects

  • Health personnel
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medicare
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