US Congress House Bill 3181 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish an Advance Directive Certification Program. Under the program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall grant accreditation to advance directive vendors that meet specified accreditation criteria. CMS shall establish procedures for an eligible beneficiary to register the adoption of a certified advance directive under the program. Beneficiary registration in the program shall be optional, but each eligible beneficiary who adopts and registers a certified advance directive shall receive a one-time incentive payment. CMS shall provide for related education and outreach.

Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act

Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-11	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.
2017-07-11	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.
2017-07-11	House	Introduced in House

SB1530 (Same As) 2017-07-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3181/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3181/BILLS-115hr3181ih.pdf