3.0.0 5542 2021-06-07T20:01:32Z 2021-06-07T20:01:32Z House H HR 2008-03-06 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-03-10T20:37:30Z Referred to 2008-03-06T15:04:07Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-03-06T21:33:51Z Referred to 2008-03-06T15:04:12Z Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008 110 2727 S 2008-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2008-03-10 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-03-06 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-03-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2008-03-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2008-03-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2008-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001155 Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] John Sullivan R OK 1 N B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2008-03-06 True L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 2008-03-06 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2008-03-06 True F000453 Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] Mary Fallin R OK 5 2008-03-06 True P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] CHARLES PICKERING R MS W. 3 2008-03-06 True M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2008-03-06 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2008-03-06 True B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2008-03-06 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2008-03-06 True T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2008-03-06 True U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2008-03-06 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2008-03-13 False S000275 Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] JOHN SHADEGG R AZ 3 2008-04-10 False M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2008-05-21 False Health Governmental investigations Medical fees Medicare Quality of care Social Welfare Terminal care Health 00 2008-03-06 Introduced in House 2008-03-20T15:41:00Z Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary moratorium, from November 1, 2005, through October 31, 2008, on enforcement of the hospice cap amount.

Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study and report on: (1) the resource effectiveness and quality of hospice care as a substitute benefit for other acute care alternatives under Medicare; (2) the optimal median and average length of stay in hospice care under Medicare; (3) the reasons for persistently low median and average length of such stays; and (4) the desirability of requiring a national coverage determination of eligibility for hospice care under Medicare.

]]> Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008 Display Title Preserving Access to Hospice (PATH) Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on enforcement of the cap amount on payments for hospice care under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5542ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5542ih.xml 2008-03-10 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.