US SB421 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Hospice Protection Act - Establishes a temporary moratorium on the phase out of the Medicare hospice Budget Neutrality Adjustment Factor (BNAF). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, between enactment of this Act and December 31, 2009, to recompute and apply the final Medicare hospice wage index for FY2009 as if the BNAF had remained in place with no reduction.
Title
Hospice Protection Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV] |
| Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | |
| 2009-02-12 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2230) |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/421/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s421/BILLS-111s421is.pdf |
