3.0.0 2097 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z 2022-03-02T15:36:55Z Senate S S 2012-02-09 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-02-09T22:33:56Z Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2011 112 3705 HR 2011-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2012-02-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2012-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA N Health Cancer Comprehensive health care Education programs funding Health programs administration and funding Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Medical research Medicare Nursing Research administration and funding Health 00 2012-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-30T18:01:05Z Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2012 - 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 (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to improve the quality of: (1) graduate and postgraduate training of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers in developing cancer care plans for, and communicating such plans to, patients; and (2) continuing professional education regarding the development and communication of written cancer care plans that outline a system of care that coordinates active treatment and palliative care.

Requires the Secretary to provide investment, through existing programs, for research on topics related to cancer care planning and coordination, symptom management, palliative care, and comprehensive survivorship care.

]]> Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2012 Display Title Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 grants programs for provider education, and related research. Introduced in Senate 2012-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2097is/xml/BILLS-112s2097is.xml 2012-02-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.