HR7966-119

In Committee

Hospice CARE Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 17, 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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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

Healthcare Government Operations Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 17, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in …

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 17, 2026

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?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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