United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5222 (106th)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare Program.
Introduced
20 September 2000
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of terminally ill with respect to hospice care to allow attending physicians to determine whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare program without regard to current law requirements that the individual's life expectancy be six months or less.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 September 2000
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 September 2000
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 September 2000
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/5222
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/5222