A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, provider education, and related research
Contributors: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Cancer; Treatment; Planning; Finance; Law and legislation; Hospice care; Palliative treatment; Medicare
Other titles: Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2008.; 110th Congress, 2d Session, S. 2790 in the Senate of the United States.; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, provider education, and related research.
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Introduced Mar. 31 (legislative day, Mar. 13), 2008; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.