Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2006

Summary

Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a two-year demonstration project for Medicare payment for comprehensive cancer care symptom management services furnished by an eligible entity in accordance with a described plan. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for establishing a new, or expanding an existing, palliative care and symptom management program for cancer patients. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to improve the quality of graduate and postgraduate training of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, as well as continuing professional education, in palliative care and symptom management for such patients. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish a program of grants for research on palliative care, symptom management, communication skills, and other end-of-life topics for such patients.

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Timeline

1. 24 May 2006

   Introduced

   Referred 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 May 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 May 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 May 2006

   Introduced

   Referred 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 23 June 2006

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
• ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
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