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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 program.
Summary
This bill amends Medicare requirements to mandate that hospitals provide discharged patients with information about available end-of-life care options. Specifically, hospitals must inform patients who are likely to need home health services about available home health agencies, inform those likely to need post-hospital extended care about such services, and inform those likely eligible for hospice care about Medicare-participating hospice programs serving their area. The requirement applies to hospital discharges occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Erin Houchin’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $21,100
- KIESLER POLICE SUPPLY, INC. $13,700
- ELWOOD STAFFING $12,400
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $12,399
- APOLLO $9,100
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Actions (2)
- Mar 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Mar 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 27, 2025
Mrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; 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 program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “End-of-life Access to Supportive and Essential care Act of 2025” or the “EASE Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE HOSPICE PROGRAMS TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS UPON DISCHARGE UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—Section 1861(ee)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ee)(2)(D)) is amended—
(1) by inserting “, home health services,” after “including hospice care”;
(2) by striking “including the availability of home health services through individuals and entities” and inserting the following: “including—
“(i) in the case of individuals who are likely to need home health services, the availability of such services through home health agencies”;
(3) by striking “listed by the hospital as available and, in the case of individuals who are likely to need post-hospital extended care services,” and inserting the following: “listed by the hospital as available;
“(ii) in the case of individuals who are likely to need post-hospital extended care services,”;
(4) by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new clause:
“(iii) in the case of individuals who are likely eligible for hospice care, 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 resides.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to discharges occurring on or after January 1, 2026. <all>
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