legislation: 106-hr-5222
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| 106-hr-5222 | 106 | hr | 5222 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare Program. | Health | 2000-09-20 | 2000-10-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | S000018 | 8 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of terminally ill with respect to hospice care to allow attending physicians to determine whether a Medicare beneficiary is eligible for hospice care under the Medicare program without regard to current law requirements that the individual's life expectancy be six months or less. | 2025-01-02T17:15:07Z |