,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,h\*9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! 
,social ,security ,act to require       
hospitals to provide in=mation on       
available hospice programs to c]ta9     
individuals ^u dis*>ge "u ! ,m$ic>e     
program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,end-(-life ,access to      
,supportive & ,ess5tial c>e ,act ( #bjbe
 or ! ,,ease ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,requir+
 hospitals to provide in=mation on      
available hospice programs to c]ta9     
individuals ^u dis*>ge "u ! ,m$ic>e     
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section          
#ahfa7;ee77#b77;,d7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7ee77#b77;,d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
ins]t+ 1 home heal? s]vices1 aft]       
includ+ hospice c>e2  7#b7 by /rik+     
includ+ ! availability ( home heal?     
s]vices ?r\gh individuals & entities &  

ins]t+ ! foll[+3 includ+-- 7i7 9 ! case 
( individuals :o are likely to ne$ home 
heal? s]vices1 ! availability ( su*     
s]vices ?r\gh home heal? ag5cies  2     
7#c7 by /rik+ li/$ by ! hospital z      
available &1 9 ! case ( individuals :o  
are likely to ne$ po/-hospital ext5d$   
c>e s]vices1 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 li/$ by 
! hospital z available2 7ii7 9 ! case ( 
individuals :o are likely to ne$        
po/-hospital ext5d$ c>e s]vices1  2     
7#d7 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &   
7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
clause3  7iii7 9 ! case ( individuals :o
 are likely eligible = hospice c>e1 !   
availability ( su* c>e ?r\gh hospice    
programs t p>ticipate 9 ! program "u ?is
 title & t s]ve ! area 9 :i* ! pati5t   
resides4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5ts made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all     
apply ) respect to dis*>ges occurr+ on  
or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf4