S.2173: Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies Act PREVENT DIABETES Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2021
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Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021 [S.2164]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to provide for certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
S.2164: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2021
Donald Payne, Sr., Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021 [S.2149]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Science ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, to increase participation in colorectal cancer screening in under-screened communities of color, to offset the COVID-19 pandemic driven declines in colorectal cancer screening, and for other purposes.
S.2149: Donald Payne, Sr., Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2021
RAISE Act Renal Anemia Innovation Support and Expansion Act [HB-2934]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove from the list of drugs excluded from coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program prescription oral vitamins and mineral products indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in individuals with chronic kidney disease.
HB-2934: RAISE Act Renal Anemia Innovation Support and Expansion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom O'Halleran
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/30/2021
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021 [S.2013]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorder under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes.
S.2013: Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2021
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021 [HB-3783]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes.
HB-3783: Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/08/2021
South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022 [HB-3771]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among the South Asian population of the United States, and for other purposes.
HB-3771: South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/28/2022
SR-235: A resolution designating May 15, 2021, as "National MPS Awareness Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/25/2021
Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021 [HB-3108]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the availability of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare program.
HB-3108: Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/12/2021
Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021 [S.1536]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the availability of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare program.
S.1536: Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/10/2021
HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act [HB-2972]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.
HB-2972: HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2021
SWEET Act Sugary Drinks Tax Act of 2021 [HB-2772]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on sugary drinks, to dedicate the revenues from such tax to the prevention, treatment, and research of diet-related health conditions in disproportionately impacted populations, and for other purposes.
HB-2772: SWEET Act Sugary Drinks Tax Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Introduced In House on 04/22/2021
Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act [HB-3]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes.
HB-3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 04/27/2021