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H.R. 7744 (96th)
A bill to provide coverage under part B of the medicare program for supplies and services furnished by hospices to individuals who have been determined to be terminally ill.
Introduced
2 July 1980
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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Summary
Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and the Disabled) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make such benefits available for health services and medical supplies furnished by hospices to individuals who: (1) are determined by a physician to be terminally ill and to have less than six months to live; and (2) are U.S. citizens or legal aliens who have resided in the United States for the preceding five years.
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summary · EN · 2 July 1980
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/7744
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/7744