Health Care Costs And Insurance

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US Congress 117th Congress

COVID–19 Safe Birthing Act [HB-2598]
To amend title XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to expand access to maternal health care, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/15/2021

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CARE for Families Act Community Access, Resources, and Education for Families Act [HB-2555]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a grant program to provide grants to local agencies and clinics to improve the health of mothers and infants, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott Introduced In House on 04/15/2021

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Onshoring Essential Antibiotics Act [S.1176]
A bill to establish a grant program to support the manufacture and stockpiling of essential generic antibiotic drugs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/15/2021

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Choose Medicare Act [S.1180]
A bill to provide for the establishment of Medicare part E public health plans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/15/2021

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EPI Act Ending Pricey Insulin Act [S.1132]
A bill to establish a cap on out-of-pocket costs for insulin.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/15/2021

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Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2021 [HB-2608]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equal access of Medicare beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/15/2021

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Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act Private Loan Disability Discharge Act of 2021 Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act of 2021 Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2021 Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act Securing Consumers Against Misrepresented Debt Act of 2021 SCAM Debt Act Ryan Frascone Memorial Student Loan Relief Act of 2021 Small Business Lending Fairness Act [HB-2547]
To expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/17/2021

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Colorectal Cancer Payment Fairness Act [HB-2594]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/16/2021

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Consumer Protection for Medical Debt Collections Act [HB-2537]
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for the collection of medical debt by debt collectors, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from issuing consumer reports containing information about debts related to medically necessary procedures, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Introduced In House on 04/14/2021

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PING Act Preserving Innovation for the Next Generation Act [S.1123]
A bill to preserve non-interference under the Medicare part D Prescription Drug Benefit program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/14/2021

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Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2021 [HB-2503]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an interagency council on social determinants of health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/15/2021

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More Help for Seniors Act of 2021 [HB-2464]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D of the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/14/2021

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Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2021, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. [HR-304]
Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2021, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 10/19/2021

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Triple A Study Act Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act [HB-2461]
To direct the Government Accountability Office to evaluate appropriate coverage of assistive technologies provided to patients who experience amputation or live with limb difference.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/14/2021

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Triple A Study Act Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act [S.1089]
A bill to direct the Government Accountability Office to evaluate appropriate coverage of assistive technologies provided to patients who experience amputation or live with limb difference.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/13/2021

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Lowest Price for Patients Act [HB-2484]
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require pharmacies to disclose any differential between the cost of a prescription drug based on whether certain individuals use prescription drug coverage to acquire such drug, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/14/2021

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A resolution calling on the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take action to lower prescription drug costs. [SR-151]
A resolution calling on the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take action to lower prescription drug costs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/13/2021

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A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2021, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. [SR-153]
A resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through April 17, 2021, as "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/13/2021

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Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2021 [S.1067]
A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations with respect to diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than such requirements with respect to screening examinations for breast cancer.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/12/2021

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Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-2410]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of information on prior authorization requirements and other utilization management techniques in the Medicare & You annual notice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom O'Halleran Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/09/2021

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