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S. 980 (115th)

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017

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Introduced

27 April 2017

Last action

27 April 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

11 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment under Medicare for certain services furnished to hospice patients by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). With respect to a patient who elects to receive hospice care under Medicare, current law generally limits payment for services that are either duplicative of such care or related to the treatment of the individual's terminal illness. However, current law exempts from this limitation: (1) physicians' services furnished by an attending physician not employed by the hospice program; and (2) services provided or arranged by the hospice program. The bill expands this exemption with regard to rural health clinic and FQHC services. Specifically, the payment limitation shall not apply to such services that: (1) would otherwise be physicians' services if furnished by an individual unaffiliated with a rural health clinic or FQHC; and (2) are either arranged by the hospice program or furnished by an attending physician not employed by the hospice program.

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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