HR9237-118

Introduced

To improve end-of-life care.

118th Congress Introduced Aug 2, 2024

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, To improve end-of-life care., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Education.

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 H6E8A0A641FB54FE9BB0B1E942A99E19C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Compassionate Care Act. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
  • Section H0C42BFDDEF7F49568434F92C16DA34D6: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term advance care planning means the process of discussion of care in the event that an individual is unable to make treatment...
  • Section H351552609F9242FDB0A3E88CFB06B25D: 101. Advance care planning guidelines It is the sense of the Senate that, to the extent practicable, advance care planning should— occur with an individual and...
  • Section HEE05E4CE07814892B737167B794055BB: 102. National public education campaign Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and...
  • Section H655892EBEB644CE0BE3A945E1C934490: 111. Public provider advance care planning website Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To improve end-of-life care., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To improve end-of-life care., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Education

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

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 2, 2024

Ms. Barragán 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 Education
Actor Mappings
"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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