HR 2594 · 116th Congress · Health

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-05-08· Sponsored by Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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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.(2019-05-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 This bill allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs) to receive payment under Medicare for hospice services. Currently, attending physicians who work for FQHCs and RHCs may provide hospice services only outside of FQHC or RHC work hours and must bill Medicare under their own provider numbers; FQHCs and RHCs may not receive payment under Medicare for such services.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]IN
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]NE
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]NH
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]MI
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]IA
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]CO
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]IA
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]CA
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]DE
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]IL
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]CA
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]NH