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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [S.2080]
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Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions relating to palliative-care training. Specifically, HHS must provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. The centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced-education nursing degrees, social-work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician-assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to medical schools, teaching hospitals, and graduate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/10/2019
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Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act [S.2103]
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Requires the continued review and approval, as appropriate, of certain pending applications for generic insulin beyond the March 23, 2020, cutoff date previously established by the Food and Drug Administration. Beginning March 23, 2020, these approved generic insulin drugs also are deemed licensed biological products.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text: Cr S4809) on 07/11/2019
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SEE MORE Act Screenings for Eye Evaluation, Monitoring, Observation, Review, and Examination Act [S.2020]
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Exempts telehealth services involving remote imaging for chronic eye disease from specified requirements, such as geographic restrictions, under Medicare.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/27/2019
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Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019 [S.2004]
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Reduces the marketing exclusivity period for biological drug products from 12 to 7 years and establishes policies and programs designed to increase access to prescription insulin. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to create insulin card programs, which provide uninsured or underinsured individuals with insulin at no cost for specified time periods. Payments for insulin prescriptions made through the program must count toward an underinsured individual’s health plan deductible.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/27/2019
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Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-3396]
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Allows the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs, supporting innovative approaches to educating health care providers and patients regarding strategies that improve patient-provider relationships and
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/21/2019
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Palomares Veterans Act of 2019 [S.1896]
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Includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of radioactive materials at Palomares, Spain, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers and other radiogenic disorders. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 06/19/2019
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Affordable Medications Act [S.1801]
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Revises and expands various requirements relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill expands financial reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate prices for certain prescription drugs under Medicare; requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation within the CMS to test specified models
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/12/2019
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GEDI Act Gestational Diabetes Act of 2019 [HB-3109]
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Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a multisite gestational diabetes (i.e., diabetes occuring during pregnancy) research project to expand and enhance surveillance data and public health research about gestational diabetes. The CDC must: (1) award grants for demonstration projects to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes, the recurrence of such disease in subsequent pregnancies, and the development of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot L. Engel
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/06/2019
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South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2020 [HB-3131]
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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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/30/2020
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NEATSA Act Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-3021]
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Decreases the percentage by which Medicare payments must be reduced for nonemergency ambulance transports of end-stage renal disease patients that are provided beginning on October 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2019. Beginning in 2020, the bill increases the percentage reduction for certain providers that mostly furnish such services, as designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS must publish data regarding such payments and providers on its website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/27/2019
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Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2019 [S.1676]
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Addresses Medicare coverage for and access to treatment for chronic kidney disease. Specifically, the bill modifies provisions related to coverage by (1) allowing certain Medicare beneficiaries who have End Stage Renal Disease to enroll in Medicare supplemental policies, and (2) establishing new Medicare payment structures for renal dialysis services. Among other changes, the bill (1) provides for alternative payment methodologies for certain new drugs, biologics, and devices that are renal dialysis services; (2) revises quality measures; (3) establishes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/23/2019
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Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-2816]
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Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to make hepatitis C testing available to certain veterans at events organized by veterans service organizations. To be eligible, a veteran must have served in the active military, naval, or air service between February 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, and must have been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. The program shall be carried out in two rural and three urban Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Subcommittee On Health Discharged. on 03/12/2020
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SERVE Act Supporting Eating disorders Recovery through Vital Expansion Act [HB-2767]
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Provides coverage of the treatment of eating disorders under the TRICARE program. The services include both inpatient and outpatient care and shall be furnished without regard to age of a military dependent or whether there is a primary diagnosis of the disorder. As part of the process for referrals for mental health evaluations of members, the Department of Defense (DOD) shall encourage commanders and supervisory personnel to undertake mental health early identification training, to include recognition of warning signs and symptoms of an eating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/16/2019
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Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act [HB-2700]
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To incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition, and to provide extensions for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 06/26/2019
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Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act [HB-2700]
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To incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition, and to provide extensions for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 06/26/2019
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Patient Access to ESRD New Innovative Devices Act [HB-2710]
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Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a process to provide a certain payment adjustment under the Medicare end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system. Specifically, the CMS must establish a process to provide for an add-on payment adjustment for new medical devices used to diagnose, treat, or manage ESRD.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2019
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Special Diabetes Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-2668]
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Reauthorizes through FY2024 the Special Diabetes Program. The program is administered by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on research regarding the prevention and cure of type I diabetes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/04/2019
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Special Diabetes Programs for Indians Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-2680]
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Reauthorizes through FY2024 the Special Diabetes Program for Indians. The program is administered by the Indian Health Service and provides funds to Indian health programs for diabetes prevention and treatment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/04/2019
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VET CARE Act of 2019 Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2019 [HB-2628]
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Addresses dental care programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish administrative support to a dental care provider that provides services to a veteran that would not be covered by VA benefits. The bill also requires the VA to implement a pilot program to provide free outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, to eligible veterans. Eligible veterans are those who are (1) enrolled in the VA health care system but are not eligible for VA dental care, (2) not
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Subcommittee On Health Discharged. on 03/12/2020
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VET CARE Act of 2019 Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2019 [HB-2628]
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Addresses dental care programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish administrative support to a dental care provider that provides services to a veteran that would not be covered by VA benefits. The bill also requires the VA to implement a pilot program to provide free outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, to eligible veterans. Eligible veterans are those who are (1) enrolled in the VA health care system but are not eligible for VA dental care, (2) not
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Subcommittee On Health Discharged. on 03/12/2020