Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013
Latest action · Aug 2, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2013 to Sep 16, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Aug 1, 2013 |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Sep 9, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 8, 2014 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 20, 2014 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | May 30, 2014 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Sep 16, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2013 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 2, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2013Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5347.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1871 | SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jan 16, 2014 |
| S 2110 | Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 | Related bill | Mar 12, 2014 |
| S 2122 | Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 | Related bill | Mar 13, 2014 |
| S 2157 | Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 | Related bill | Mar 26, 2014 |
| S 2359 | Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2014 | Related bill | May 20, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House
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