US HB2594 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-14)
Status: Introduced on May 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs) to receive payment under Medicare for hospice services. Currently, attending physicians who work for FQHCs and RHCs may provide hospice services only outside of FQHC or RHC work hours and must bill Medicare under their own provider numbers; FQHCs and RHCs may not receive payment under Medicare for such services.
Title
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-05-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-05-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-05-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1190 (Same As) 2019-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Health
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2594/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2594/BILLS-116hr2594ih.pdf |