HOUSE 2594116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/9/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-08Referred 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.
- 2019-05-08Referred 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.
- 2019-05-08Introduced in House
- 2019-05-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-08 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Scott Tipton (R-CO)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Abby Finkenauer (D-IA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Paul Cook (R-CA)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
Subjects
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health personnel
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicare
- Rural conditions and development
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