To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost-sharing for advance care planning services, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost-sharing for
advance care planning services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Social Welfare, Government Operations.
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 H290454F300DE450AAC1572E095D30344: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act.
- Section id61466039b9e448f39303e1237f77a01d: 2. Medicare coverage of advance care planning services Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following...
- Section id3cd4a9328dfc4001b22258cff9e4f556: 3. HHS provider outreach The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall conduct outreach to physicians and...
- Section idb92251b7ef9e47ab8e4a73a30cc59ea1: 4. MedPAC report on the furnishing of advance care planning services and the use of advance care planning codes under the Medicare program The Medicare Payment...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost-sharing for advance care planning services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Social Welfare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost-sharing for advance care planning services, and for other purposes., 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
IntroducedMr. Warner (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
services provided by an eligible practitioner (as defined in paragraph (2)) to an individual, a family member of such individual, a caregiver of such individual, or such individual’s representative, to discuss— the health care preferences of such individual
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