US Congress House Bill 3705 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2011 - 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 2011

Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-12-16	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-12-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-12-16	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-12-16	House	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.

SB2097 (Related) 2012-02-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3705/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3705/BILLS-112hr3705ih.pdf