Content Details
H.R. 1844 (IH) - Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 111th Congress
- Congress Session
- 1st Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- April 1, 2009
- Action
- Mrs. Capps (for herself and Mr. Boustany) introduced the following bill; which was 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
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1844
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act
- Full Title
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare Program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, provider education, and related research.
- Sponsors
- Lois Capps(CA)
- Cosponsors
- Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (LA)
- Committees
- Committee on Energy and Commerce (Standing), Committee on Ways and Means (Standing)
- United States Code Reference
- 42 U.S.C. 1395d, 1395f, 1395l, 1395x, 281 and 295p
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