US SB891 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-4)
Status: Introduced on May 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.
Title
Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011
Sponsors
| Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI] | Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
| Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI] |
| Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] |
| Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1680 (Related) 2011-10-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB3831 (Related) 2012-02-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB3831 (Related) 2012-02-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/891/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s891/BILLS-112s891is.pdf |
