Congress 107 - S 1425 - Hospice Improvement Program Act of 2001

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Access to health care Case management Chronically ill Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to health facilities Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Government trust funds Health Health education Home care services Hospices (Terminal care) Housing and Community Development Managed care Medical economics Medical fees Medicare Medicare managed care Mental health services Nurse practitioners Nursing homes Physicians' assistants Quality of care Respite care Rural health Social Welfare Social workers Urban affairs Urban areas

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Hospice Improvement Program Act of 2001- Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish Hospice Demonstration Projects to increase the utility of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA)) hospice services for seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries. Includes a supportive and comfort care benefit within such program. Requires the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects in at least three, but not more than six, sites. Sets forth the criteria for selecting such sites, including geographic diversity and accessibility. Requires special rules for adjusting payment to any Medicare+Choice (SSA title XVIII part C) organization offering a Medicare+Choice plan to reflect an enrolled member's participation in such a project.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Hospice Education Grant program under which the Secretary awards education grants to entities participating in the demonstration projects for the purpose of providing information about the Medicare hospice benefit and the benefits available to Medicare beneficiaries under the demonstration projects.

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Sep 13, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 13, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9397)
Sep 13, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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