Living Well with Fatal Chronic Illness Act of 2003

Bill: 108-hr-2883
Sponsor: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2003-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Caregivers
Chronically ill
Communication in medicine
Community health services
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Disabled
Education
Epidemiology
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Health education
Health planning
Higher education
Home care services
Income tax
Living wills
Long-term care
Medical education
Medical malpractice
Medical research
Medicare
Pain
Quality of care
Respite care
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Tax credits
Terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: 
Living Well with Fatal Chronic Illness Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited refundable long-term care credit.
 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out research, demonstration, and education programs with respect to fatal chronic illness through the Public Health Service; and (2) conduct studies on end-of-life care.
 
Directs the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand activities with respect to epidemiology and public health in fatal chronic illness.
 
Directs the Director of the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on fatal chronic illness.
 
Provides for Medicare pilot programs for the treatment of fatal chronic illnesses.
 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) develop and carry out programs to improve the delivery of appropriate health and support services for patients with fatal chronic illnesses; and (2) make grants to support volunteer and community support of veterans living at home who have fatal chronic illnesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2003-07-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1604-1605)
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-07-24
text: Introduced in House