3.0.0 5465 2023-01-13T04:48:26Z 2023-01-13T04:48:26Z House H HR 2006-05-24 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-06-23T14:28:29Z Referred to 2006-05-24T14:00:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-05-24T14:00:20Z 2006-06-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-05-24 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-05-24 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-24 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 N D000136 Rep. 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Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2006-09-06 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2006-09-06 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2006-09-07 False H000413 Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] J. HAYWORTH R AZ D. 5 2006-09-13 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2006-09-26 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2006-09-26 False S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 2006-09-27 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2006-09-28 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2006-09-28 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2006-11-13 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2006-11-13 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2006-11-15 False Health Administrative procedure Cancer Case management Communication in medicine Comprehensive health care Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Education Educational accountability Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Graduate education Health planning Higher education Home care services Law Medical education Medical fees Medical research Medicare Nurses Physicians Psychologists Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards Terminal care Health 00 2006-05-24 Introduced in House 2006-06-14T17:22:50Z Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning services.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a two-year demonstration project for Medicare payment for comprehensive cancer care symptom management services furnished by an eligible entity in accordance with a described plan.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for establishing a new, or expanding an existing, palliative care and symptom management program for cancer patients.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to improve the quality of graduate and postgraduate training of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, as well as continuing professional education, in palliative care and symptom management for such patients.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish a program of grants for research on palliative care, symptom management, communication skills, and other end-of-life topics for such patients.

]]> Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2006 Display Title Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5465ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5465ih.xml 2006-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.