Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2003

Summary

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Rural Communities Hospice Care Access Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to create an exception to the Medicare 20 percent inpatient care limitation for certain rural hospice programs with 20 beds or fewer.

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Bill Progress

Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill

Introduced(2/12/03)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Wicker

Senate (R) Mississippi

Cosponsors (17)

PAUL

(R) TX

NEY

(R) OH

PICKERING

(R) MS

MCHUGH

(R) NY

LEWIS

(D) GA

ENGLISH

(R) PA

LEWIS

(R) KY

TAYLOR

(D) MS

Isakson

(R) GA

Brown-Waite

(R) FL

Topics

Health

Social Programs

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Feb 26, 2003

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