I
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6873
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 11, 2008
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Hinchey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To delay any application of the phase out of the Medicare hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor during fiscal year 2009.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Medicare Hospice Protection Act of
2008
.
Delay in phase out of Medicare hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor during fiscal year 2009
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the final rule published on August 8, 2008, 73 Federal Register 46464 et seq., relating to Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2009, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not phase out or eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment factor in the Medicare hospice wage index before October 1, 2009, and the Secretary shall recompute and apply the final Medicare hospice wage index for fiscal year 2009 as if there had been no reduction in the budget neutrality adjustment factor.