US Congress House Bill 1844 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 59-15)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a two-year demonstration project for Medicare payment for comprehensive cancer care symptom management services furnished by an eligible entity in accordance with a described plan. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for establishing a new, or expanding an existing, palliative care and symptom management program for cancer patients. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to improve the quality of graduate and postgraduate training of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, as well as continuing professional education, in palliative care and symptom management for such patients. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a program of grants for research on palliative care, symptom management, communication skills, and other end-of-life topics for such patients.

Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2009

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Anh Cao [R-LA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]
Rep. Bob Etheridge [D-NC]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]
Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-02		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-04-01		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-04-01		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-04-01		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

SB1773 (Same As) 2009-10-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10364-10366)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1844/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1844/BILLS-111hr1844ih.pdf