Federal Legislative Information

The following resources provide background information on hospice and palliative medicine legislative initiatives, including bills that have been introduced in Congress, presentations before key legislative committees and regulatory agencies, and letters supporting the specialty. Click on the links below for more information.

• Letter to CMS urging the adoption of policy changes for the 2008 Medicare payment schedule
  
  
• Letter to support medical liability reform
  
  
• Testimony at Alliance for Health Reform Congressional briefing on end-of-life issues
  
  
• Letter to support e-Prescribing
  
  
• Office of the Federal Register posts final rule for the hospice conditions of participation
  
  
• Letter concerning the international statistical classification of diseases and related health problems
  
  
• Letter concerning the Health Insurance Portability Act Administrative Simplification
  
  
• Letter of support for S1150