A bill to provide for a delay in the phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor under title XVIII of the Social Security Act

2008·0.09 MB·English

by  United States. Congress. Senate

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TopnnideForadohiyintlicphaseoutoftheliosjiicelni(l<>vtneutrality
adjustmentfaetoi'undertitleXVIIIoftin-SoeialSeeui'ityAet.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Septembek12.2008
Mr. SPErTER (forhimself. Mr. IIarivin, Mr. RonEiiTs. Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Wtoen, and Mr. Smith) introdueed the followin":hill; whieh was
readtwiceandreferrvdtothe(\)iriinitteeonFinance
A
BILL
To provide for a delay in the i)liase out of the hospice
budg^et neiitrahty adjustment factor under title X\^II
oftheSocialSecurityAct.
1 Be itenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta-
2 tivesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericairiCongressassembled,
3 SECTION1.SHORTTITLE.
4 ThisActmaybecitedasthe"HospiceProtectionAct
5 of2008".
6 SEC. 2. DELAYIN PHASE OUT OFTHE HOSPICE BUDGET
7 NEUTRALITYADJUSTMENTFACTOR.
8 Notwithstanding:anyotherprovisionoflaw,including'
9 the})rovisionscontainedinthetlnalrulejHiblishedonAu-
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1 ^ist 8, 2008, on ])ages 46464 throiig:li 46522 ofvolume
2 73,FederalRegister(relatingtopart418oftitle42,Code
3 of Federal Regulations), the Secretars' of Health and
4 Fliinian Senices shall not take any action to phase out
5 oreliminatethebudgetneutralityadjustmentfactorinthe
6 MedicarehospicewageindexpriortoOctober1,2009.
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