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<br/>11/8/2005--Introduced.<br/>Living Well with Fatal Chronic Illness Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out research, demonstration, and education programs with respect to fatal chronic illness through the Public Health Service; and (2) conduct studies on end-of-life care.<br/>Directs the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand activities with respect to epidemiology and public health in fatal chronic illness.<br/>Directs the Director of the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on fatal chronic illness.<br/>Provides for Medicare pilot programs for the treatment of fatal chronic illnesses.<br/>Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) develop and carry out programs to improve the delivery of appropriate health and support services for patients with fatal chronic illnesses; and (2) make grants to support volunteer and community support of veterans living at home who have fatal chronic illnesses.<br/>Provides for a study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences on the: (1) level of care for the elderly provided by family members; and (2) coordination of such care with more formal care provided by health care providers.<br/>

introduced 32079 'act':7 'ill':6 '2005':9 'live':1 'well':2 'fatal':4 'chronic':5 26380 short introduced 32079 'ill':23 'fatal':21 'human':11 'affair':17 'depart':7,14 'health':9 'provid':2 'purpos':27 'servic':12 'within':5 'chronic':22 'patient':19 'program':4 'veteran':16 26381 official action 32079 1132635600 Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 -0600 2005 58303 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. O000006 1934-09-10 2365 Rayburn House Office Building http://wwwc.house.gov/oberstar/zipauth.htm 8 202-225-0699 James 'd':4 '-8':6 'mn':5 'rep':1 'jame':2,7,9 'oberstar':3,8,10 M 400299 Oberstar James_L._Oberstar L. Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8] N00001806 9921 Democrat 202-225-6211 Roman Catholic MN Jim James Oberstar 3.5 http://www.oberstar.house.gov/ R000033 1946-05-06 James 'jim':5 'jame':1,3,6 'ramstad':2,4,7 M 400332 Ramstad Jim_Ramstad M. James Ramstad Jim N00004484 5168 Republican Protestant James Ramstad action 32079 1132635600 Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 -0600 2005 58303 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 32079 1132203600 Thu Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2005 58302 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. introduced 32079 1131426000 Tue Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2005 58300 action 32079 1131426000 Tue Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2005 58301 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs