,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bg1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,houchin introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of the  
,social ,security ,act to require       
hospitals to provide information on     
available hospice programs to certain   
individuals upon discharge under the    
,medicare program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,end-of-life ,access to ,supportive and 
,essential care ,act of #bjbe or the    
,,ease ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,requiring   
hospitals to provide information on     
available hospice programs to certain   
individuals upon discharge under the    
,medicare program  7a7 ,in general      
,section #ahfa7;ee77#b77;,d7 of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7ee77#b77;,d77 is amended-- 7#a7  
by inserting 1 home health services1    
after including hospice care2  7#b7 by  

striking including the availability of  
home health services through individuals
 and entities and inserting the         
following3 including-- 7i7 in the case  
of individuals who are likely to need   
home health services1 the availability  
of such services through home health    
agencies  2  7#c7 by striking listed by 
the hospital as available and1 in the   
case of individuals who are likely to   
need post-hospital extended care        
services1 and inserting the following3  
listed by the hospital as available2    
7ii7 in the case of individuals who are 
likely to need post-hospital extended   
care services1  2  7#d7 by striking the 
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#e7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
clause3  7iii7 in the case of           
individuals who are likely eligible for 
hospice care1 the availability of such  
care through hospice programs that      
participate in the program under this   
title and that serve the area in which  
the patient resides4  4  7b7 ,effective 

date ,the amendments made by paragraph  
7#a7 shall apply with respect to        
discharges occurring on or after        
,january #a1 #bjbf4