Hospice Protection Act of 2008

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 110th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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35 cosponsors · 26 D, 7 R, 2 I

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Hospice Protection Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from phasing out or eliminating the budget neutrality adjustment factor in the Medicare hospice wage index before October 1, 2009.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 12, 2008

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Hospice Protection Act of 2008

Latest action (Sep 12, 2008): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 12, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.