Hospice Protection Act of 2008

Summary

Hospice Protection Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from phasing out or eliminating the budget neutrality adjustment factor in the Medicare hospice wage index before October 1, 2009.

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Timeline

1. 12 September 2008

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 September 2008

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8480-8481)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 September 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 12 September 2008 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 September 2008

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 September 2008

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 September 2008

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Sponsors

• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Charles Schumer · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · ID · Cosponsor
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