U.S. Congress - S.722 HELP Act
S.722 - HELP Act
A bill to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs. view all titles (4)
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- Official: A bill to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs. as introduced.
- Short: Hospice Evaluation and legitimate Payment Act as introduced.
- Popular: HELP Act.
- Short: Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act as introduced.
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4/4/2011--Introduced.Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the face-to-face encounter framework in hospice care. Allows a clinical nurse specialist, physician assistant, or other health professional (in addiOfficial Summary
4/4/2011--Introduced.Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the face-to-face encounter framework in hospice care. Allows a clinical nurse specialist, physician assistant, or other health professional (in addition to a hospice physician or a nurse practitioner, as under current law) to conduct the face-to-face encounter with an individual to determine continued eligibility for hospice care before the first 60-day (currently, 180-day) recertification period and each subsequent recertification period. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Medicare Hospice Payment Reform demonstration program to test any revisions to the methodology for determining payment rates for routine home care and other hospice care services. Sets at every three years the frequency of surveys of certified hospice program entities....Read the Rest
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S.722 HELP Act
johnderickson
February 02, 2013
I am writing as your constituent in the 0th Congressional district of Montana. I am writing as your constituent in the 0th Congressional district of Montana. I support S.722 - HELP Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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mvhospice
March 28, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of New Mexico. I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of New Mexico. I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of New Mexico. I support S.722 - HELP Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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Juan Mejia III
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