H.R. 6158 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a geographic adjustment in the Medicare cap on payment for hospice care and to require hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inAmends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to editdirect the wikiSecretary of Health and be the firstHuman Services to provide for a detailed summary ofgeographic adjustment in the bill!)Medicare hospice payment cap, increasing the work geographic index to 1.00 for any locality for which such index is less than 1.00.

Requires hospice programs to report comprehensive data on hospice care.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 6/3/2008: Referred to edit the wiki and be the firstHouse subcommittee. Status: Referred to update the status of the bill!)Subcommittee on Health.
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== Points in Favor ==

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