United States 113th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 5393 — Hospice Opportunities for Supporting Patients with Integrity and Care Evaluations (HOSPICE) Act of 2014

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  3. Died in session

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Summary

Hospice Opportunities for Supporting Patients with Integrity and Care Evaluations (HOSPICE) Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to subject any entity certified as a hospice program to a standard survey by an appropriate state or local survey agency, or an approved accreditation agency, at least once every 36 months. Specifies funding from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for FY2014-FY2016 for such survey requirements. Applies certain rules for the limitation of a beneficiary's liability with respect to denial of a Medicare payment for hospice care provided to an individual for more than 180 days in the same manner as such limitation applies with respect to denial of a payment for items and services as not reasonable or necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. Referred to House Energy and Commerce

  3. Referred to House Ways and Means

  4. Referred 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.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 5393 do?
Hospice Opportunities for Supporting Patients with Integrity and Care Evaluations (HOSPICE) Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to subject any entity certified as a hospice program to a standard survey by an appropriate state or local survey agency, or an approved accreditation agency, at least once every 36 months. Specifies funding from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for FY2014-FY2016 for such survey requirements. Applies certain rules for the limitation of a beneficiary's liability with respect to denial of a Medicare payment for hospice care provided to an individual for more than 180 days in the same manner as such limitation applies with respect to denial of a payment for items and services as not reasonable or necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury.
Who sponsors HR 5393?
HR 5393 is sponsored by Tom Reed (R).
What is the current status of HR 5393?
This bill died with 113th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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