To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a geographic adjustment in the Medicare cap on payment for hospice care and to require hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a geographic adjustment in the Medicare hospice payment cap, increasing the work geographic index to 1.00 for any locality for which such index is less than 1.00. Requires hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care.

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Timeline

1. 22 May 2008

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 May 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 May 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 June 2008

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 22 May 2008 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
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