PAYMENTS FOR HOSPICE SERVICES.

SEC. 4441. PAYMENTS FOR HOSPICE SERVICES. (a) Payment Update.—Section 1814(i)(1)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended— (1) in subclause (V), by striking “and” at the end; (2) by redesignating subclause (VI) as subclause (VII); and111 STAT. 423 (3) by inserting after subclause (V) the following new subclause: “(VI) for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, the market basket percentage increase for the fiscal year involved minus 1.0 percentage points; and”. (b) Collection of Data.—Section 1814(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) Hospice programs providing hospice care for which payment is made under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary such data with respect to the costs for providing such care for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 1999, as the Secretary determines necessary”.