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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.

USA115th CongressS-980| Senate 
| Updated: 4/27/2017
Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (20)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John McCain (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
Apr 12, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1828
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • April 12, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1828
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • April 27, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 27, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1828: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.
Health facilities and institutionsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareRural conditions and development

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.

USA115th CongressS-980| Senate 
| Updated: 4/27/2017
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
Apr 12, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1828
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • April 12, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1828
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • April 27, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 27, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (20)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John McCain (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Claire McCaskill (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Al Franken (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1828: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Health facilities and institutionsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicareRural conditions and development