HR 1202 · 114th Congress · Health

Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-03-02· Sponsored by Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-03-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]NV
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]IA
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]CA
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]TX
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]CA
Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]WI
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]TX
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]CA
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL