Medicare Hospice Benefit Amendments of 1997

Summary

Medicare Hospice Benefit Amendments of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to hospice care to: (1) restructure the hospice care benefit period; (2) cover any other item or service which is specified in the plan and for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare; (3) permit contracting with independent physicians or physician groups for hospice care services; (4) allow waiver of certain staffing requirements for hospice care programs in non-urbanized areas; (5) define coverage denial, with respect to the limitation on the liability of beneficiaries and providers, to mean a determination that an individual is not terminally ill; and (6) extend the period for physician certification of an individual's terminal illness.

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Timeline

1. 12 May 1997

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 May 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4320)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 May 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 12 May 1997 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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