Hospice CARE Act of 2026
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Hospice CARE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H85D7785BC14044E6A57C3D3034D698D0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement Act of 2026 or the Hospice CARE Act of 2026.
- Section HC0DA3E8A3B214F41B1C0A97C3B585749: 2. Ensuring the integrity of hospice care furnished under the Medicare program Section 1866(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(j)) is amended by...
- Section H318EBBAD1BA1423084EA013ADE2C8B2E: 3. Payment reforms for hospice care furnished under the Medicare program Section 1814(i)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(1)(C)) is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Hospice CARE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, Hospice CARE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in …
Introduced in House
Ms. Sánchez introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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