Health Care Costs And Insurance

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US Congress 114th Congress

Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2016 [S.3111] [Taxes ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Healthcare ]
Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to extend, through 2018, the rule that permits individuals who are 65 and older to deduct certain medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income. (Under current law, the rule that reduces the 10% threshold for the medical expense deduction to 7.5% if a taxpayer or a taxpayer's spouse is 65 or older expires at the end of 2016.) The bill also expresses the sense of the Senate that the reduction in revenues resulting from this bill should be offset (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/29/2016

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Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015 [S.31] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015 Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and MedicareAdvantage (MA) organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/06/2015

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Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 [S.3060] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ]
Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and other laws to exempt qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) from certain requirements that apply to group health plans. A qualified small employer HRA is offered by employers that have fewer than 50 full-time employees and do not offer group health plans to any of their employees. A qualified small employer HRA must: be provided on the same terms to all eligible employees (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3985) on 06/15/2016

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Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.3055] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and administer a dental insurance plan for veterans enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment under federal veterans' benefits provisions and for veterans' survivors and dependents who are eligible for medical care under such provisions. The VA shall contract with a dental insurer to administer the plan. Benefits shall include diagnostic services, preventative services, endodontics (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Signed By President. on 07/29/2016

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Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 [S.3051] [Veterans ] [Animals ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, to carry out a five-year pilot program under which the VA shall provide a service dog and veterinary health insurance to a veteran who: is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder rated at a severity level of 3 or 4 on the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5), has completed an evidence-based treatment and remains significantly symptomatic, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 06/13/2016

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American Job Protection Act [S.305] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ]
American Job Protection Act Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that: (1) impose fines on large employers (employers with 50 or more full-time employees) who fail to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential health insurance coverage, and (2) require large employers to file a report with the Department of the Treasury on health insurance coverage provided to their full-time employees. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if those provisions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/29/2015

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Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act [S.3047] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Food ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act This bill requires the President to include in the annual budget proposal the total level of means-tested welfare spending by the federal, state, and local governments for the most recent fiscal year for which such data is available, and estimated levels for the current and 10 ensuing fiscal years. For each of FY2018-FY2028 each state that receives means-tested welfare spending by the federal government shall report annually to the Congressional Budget Office on the total amount of such spending by the state (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/09/2016

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3040] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Libraries ] [Social Security ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Blunt. With Written Report No. 114-274. on 06/09/2016

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TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2016 [S.3019] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Defense to implement processes and procedures to ensure that a covered TRICARE program beneficiary whose pregnancy is complicated with a fetal anomaly or suspected of being so complicated receives, at the beneficiary's discretion, expedited evaluation and treatment from a perinatal or pediatric specialist capable of providing surgical management and intervention in utero.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/06/2016

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Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 [S.30] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ]
Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the employer mandate to provide health care coverage, to: (1) modify the formula for calculating the number of full-time employees employed by an applicable large employer subject to the mandate; and (2) define a "full-time employee" as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours per week (currently, 30 hours).

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S17-18) on 01/06/2015

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World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 [S.2985] [Healthcare ]
World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/25/2016

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Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016 [S.2980] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). The bill modifies the requirements to: increase the maximum contribution amounts, permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and direct primary care expenses, repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications, eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/25/2016

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GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016 [S.2964] [Finance ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill eliminates provisions that require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to: review reported legislation that requires financial audits of nonfederal entities receiving federal awards; evaluate the extent to which premium levels for Medicare supplemental policies reflect reductions in coinsurance for hospital outpatient services made by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Carper Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 07/14/2016 Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-305. on 08/30/2016

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SASCA Survivors' Access to Supportive Care Act [S.2948] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Mental Health ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
SASCA Survivors' Access to Supportive Care Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/18/2016

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.2943] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Signed By President. on 12/23/2016

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National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act [S.2913] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Healthcare ] [National Security ] [Education ]
National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act This bill makes National Guard and Selected Reserve members deployed to augment active forces for a preplanned mission in support of a combat command eligible for: (1) Post-9/11 educational assistance, (2) a reduced eligibility age for non-regular service retirement pay, (3) transitional post-demobilization health benefits for a member who is separated from active duty after a period of more than 30 days of duty, and (4) pre-deployment TRICARE benefits. The amendments made by this bill shall take effect (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/10/2016

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TRICARE Treatment for Fetal Repair Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2910] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
TRICARE Treatment for Fetal Repair Improvement Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Defense to ensure that a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE program who is diagnosed with a fetal anomaly receives expedited evaluation and treatment from a qualified provider in the pediatric specialties of fetal medicine and surgery.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/10/2016

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NAS Healthy Babies Act Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act [S.2872] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Human Services ] [Overdose Prevention ]
NAS Healthy Babies Act Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which results from a newborn's exposure to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb. Specifically, the GAO shall report on: the prevalence of NAS, NAS treatment services for which coverage is available under state Medicaid programs, the settings and associated reimbursement methodologies for NAS treatment, the prevalence of utilization of various care settings under (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/28/2016

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Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2858] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate lower prices on behalf of Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries for covered prescription drugs that CMS deems appropriate for negotiation based on: (1) program and per-beneficiary spending, (2) unit cost increases over the preceding years, (3) initial launch price, and (4) any other criteria determined by CMS. CMS may negotiate lower prices (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2016

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Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.2829] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act for Fiscal Year 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker By Senator Thune From Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-402. on 12/09/2016

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