Cancer

State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain cancer-related treatments or items. [HB-4361] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain cancer-related treatments or items.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Rosenthal Read First Time on 03/21/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to health benefit coverage for diagnostic examinations for lung cancer. [HB-3767] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Insurance ]
Relating to health benefit coverage for diagnostic examinations for lung cancer.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Bucy Read First Time on 03/20/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for firefighters. [HB-2957] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for firefighters.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Toni Rose Referred To Local Government on 05/01/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to eligibility for Medicaid for breast and cervical cancer. [HB-2587] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Relating to eligibility for Medicaid for breast and cervical cancer.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Read First Time on 03/13/2023

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

DOI Omnibus Bill.-AB [HB-127]
DOI Omnibus Bill.-AB

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mitchell Setzer Ref To The Com On Insurance, If Favorable, State Government, If Favorable, Rules, Calendar, And Operations Of The House on 02/16/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits for certain public safety employees. [HB-2315] [Public Safety ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits for certain public safety employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales Read First Time on 03/09/2023

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

2022 Budget Technical Corrections [HB-2] [Budget and Spending ]
2022 Budget Technical Corrections

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Warren Ch. Sl 2023-11 on 04/03/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening. [HB-2356] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening. Requires health insurers to provide coverage for examinations and laboratory tests related to colorectal cancer screening in accordance with the American Cancer Society guidelines for colorectal cancer screening of average-risk individuals. The bill (i) prohibits such coverage from being subject to any deductible, coinsurance, or any other cost-sharing requirements for services received from participating providers and (ii) provides that an initial screening test is not complete until a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/07/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Anti-cancer drugs; analyzing current reimbursement, etc., for medical practices that administer. [HB-2200] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
License taxes; deductions; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to analyze and review current reimbursement and operational challenges for medical practices that administer anti-cancer drugs in an in-office setting. The bill requires the Secretary to report his recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roxann Robinson Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0582) on 03/26/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. [SB-906] [Workers' Compensation ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ]
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. Expands the workers' compensation presumption of compensability for certain cancers causing the death or disability of certain employees who have completed five years of service in their position to include bladder and thyroid cancer. The presumption for these cancers does not apply for any individual diagnosed with such a condition before July 1, 2023.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0205) on 03/22/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for hair prostheses for breast cancer patients. [HB-1164] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for hair prostheses for breast cancer patients.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins Referred To Health & Human Services on 05/16/2023

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State (Texas)
Texas 88th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for hair prostheses for cancer patients. [HB-1026] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for hair prostheses for cancer patients.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins Read First Time on 03/02/2023

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2023 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. [HB-1408] [Workers' Compensation ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Health ]
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. Expands the workers' compensation presumption of compensability for certain cancers causing the death or disability of certain employees who have completed five years of service in their position to include bladder and thyroid cancer. The presumption for these cancers does not apply for any individual diagnosed with such a condition before July 1, 2023.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0204) on 03/22/2023

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

A resolution designating May 2022 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month". [SR-648] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ]
A resolution designating May 2022 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/24/2022

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2021-2022 Session

Study & Abate Ocular Melanoma/Funds [SB-779] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Study & Abate Ocular Melanoma/Funds

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Vickie Sawyer Passed 1st Reading on 05/25/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

A resolution designating July 20, 2022, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day". [SR-614] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A resolution designating July 20, 2022, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/03/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

RECA Extension Act of 2022 [S.4119] [Healthcare ] [Science ]
A bill to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Signed By President. on 06/07/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act Kidney Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2022 Stop HIV in Prison Act Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2020 Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2022 Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2022 Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021 Data to Save Moms Act Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders Health Disparities Act End Tuberculosis Act Universal School Meals Program Act of 2022 [HB-7585] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Data Privacy ] [Food ] [Immigration ] [Public Safety ]
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/29/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Supporting the designation of March 2022 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. [HR-958] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Supporting the designation of March 2022 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/02/2022

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Federal
US Congress 117th Congress

Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act [HB-6659] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care and services for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 02/09/2022

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