Health Care Costs And Insurance

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Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 [S.2519] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ] [Public Health ]
Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. This bill replaces those provisions with amendments to the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to address health care coverage. The bill provides for refundable tax credits for health insurance coverage and health savings account (HSA) contributions. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S740-741) on 02/09/2016

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Health Care Premium Reduction Act [S.2500] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Health Care Premium Reduction Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states to support the purchase of private health insurance by consumers and to stabilize health insurance premiums. Priority is given to states with the highest health insurance premiums and such states may be provided bonus payments. States must use grants to: reduce health insurance premiums through activities such as cost-sharing programs to reduce deductibles and out-of-pocket (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/04/2016

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Health Savings Act of 2016 [S.2499] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ]
Health Savings Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of health savings accounts (HSAs), to: rename high deductible health plans as HSA-qualified health plans; allow spouses who have both attained age 55 to make increased catch-up contributions to the same HSA; make Medicare Part A (hospital insurance benefits) beneficiaries eligible to participate in an HSA; allow individuals eligible for hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/04/2016

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CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act [S.2484] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Native American Affairs ] [Telecommunications ]
CONNECT for Health Act Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand and modify the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services under Medicare. The bill establishes a telehealth and remote patient monitoring services "bridge" demonstration waiver program, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall waive certain limitations as a condition of Medicare (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/02/2016

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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act [S.246] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Social Security ] [Education ]
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including an evaluation of: the impact of concurrent jurisdiction on child welfare systems; barriers Indian tribes and Native Hawaiians face in using public and private grant resources; obstacles (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Became Public Law No: 114-244. (txt | Pdf) on 10/14/2016

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Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2438] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand reporting requirements with respect to the quality of care provided under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Current law requires a state that contracts with a Medicaid managed organization to develop and implement a quality assessment and improvement strategy. The bill extends this requirement to state contracts with providers of comparable primary care case management (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/12/2016

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Obamacare Tax Transparency Act [S.2432] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ]
Obamacare Tax Transparency Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require health insurers to disclose to individuals and employers who pay health insurance premiums the portion of premiums attributable to the annual fee imposed on health insurers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Scott Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/18/2015

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Disability Integration Act of 2015 [S.2427] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ]
Disability Integration Act of 2015 This bill prohibits states or local governments that provide institutional placements for individuals with disabilities who need long-term assistance with daily living activities or health-related tasks, and prohibits insurance providers that fund such long-term services, from denying community-based services that would enable such individuals, as an alternative to institutionalization, to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/18/2015

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Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act [S.2417] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Health ]
Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program. The IHS and the VA, in consultation with impacted Indian tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS to pay such copayments unless it would decrease the quality of, or access to, health care for individuals receiving (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-376. on 11/16/2016

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Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act [S.2398] [Energy ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Healthcare ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Air Quality ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Unemployment ]
Clean Energy Worker Just Transition Act This bill prescribes eligibility requirements and procedures for the award of temporary adjustment assistance to a group of workers of adversely affected coal-related or coal-dependent or similar energy industries who are totally or partially separated, or threatened with total or partial separation, because of the low cost of competing alternative forms of energy. Such assistance shall include temporary additional unemployment compensation, health insurance premium subsidy tax credits, training and support (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/10/2015

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Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2015 [S.2392] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish limits on the removal of Medicare Advantage (MA) providers by MA organizations. Within 60 days before the first day of the annual coordinated election period for an MA plan, an MA organization may remove a provider from the plan only if the provider is: (1) medically negligent, (2) in violation of a legal or contractual requirement, or (3) otherwise unfit to furnish items and services as required. An MA organization may remove (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/10/2015

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Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015 [S.2381] [Taxes ] [Pensions ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Economic Development ]
Puerto Rico Assistance Act of 2015 TITLE I--TAXES The bill provides for a reduction in employment and self-employment tax rates for qualified residents of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands during a payroll tax holiday period beginning after December 31, 2015, and ending before January 1, 2021. TITLE II--PUBLIC PENSIONS The bill requires reports on: (1) the financial condition of Puerto Rico public pension plans, and (2) state and local government employee pension benefit plans. The bill amends (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/09/2015

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Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015 [S.2351] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ]
Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend from 45 days to 60 days the annual notice period for the announcement of payment rates under Medicare Advantage (MA). MA organizations shall have at least 30 days to comment on proposed changes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/03/2015

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Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 [S.2349] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ]
Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to report annually to specified congressional committees on Medicare Advantage enrollment data.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/03/2015

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SECURE Act Stop Extremists Coming Under Refugee Entry Act [S.2329] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
SECURE Act Stop Extremists Coming Under Refugee Entry Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify each alien admitted as a refugee or asylee that he or she must register with and be interviewed and fingerprinted by DHS. DHS shall screen, perform a security review, and monitor all individuals seeking asylum or refugee status to ensure that they do not present a national security or terrorism risk. The Department of State may not approve a refugee application and DHS may not approve an asylum application for any national (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 301. on 11/30/2015

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Healthy MOM Act Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act [S.2220] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Healthy MOM Act Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and Internal Revenue Code to require health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered by an insurer or exchange must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The special enrollment period offered by a group health plan must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the plan or is confirmed by a health (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/29/2015

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PHIT Act of 2015 Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2015 [S.2218] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Sports ] [Public Health ] [Recreation ]
PHIT Act of 2015 Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses. The bill defines "qualified sports and fitness expenses" as amounts paid exclusively for the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity, including: (1) for membership at a fitness facility, (2) for participation or instruction in physical exercise or activity, or (3) for equipment used in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/29/2015

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Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 [S.2208] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Services ] [Insurance ] [Unemployment ] [Social Security ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ]
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act to require the National Resource Center on Workplace Response provide information and assistance through domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and survivor service organizations. These organizations and coalitions shall provide resource materials and assistance to employees, employers, and labor organizations to aid in efforts to develop adequate workplace responses to domestic and sexual violence. In addition, the bill requires employers to provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/27/2015

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Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act [S.220] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ]
Health Care Provider and Hospital Conscience Protection Act Prohibits the federal government and any state or local government that receives federal financial assistance from discriminating or retaliating against any individual or health care entity because of a refusal to recommend, refer for, provide coverage for, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in any abortion. Includes within prohibited discrimination: (1) denial, deprivation, or disqualification in licensing; (2) withholding accreditations, authorizations, loans, grants, aids, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/21/2015

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Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015 [S.2197] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
Securing Care for Seniors Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to periodically revise the Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment system, such that an individual's risk score takes into account the number of chronic conditions with which the individual has been diagnosed. In addition, CMS must evaluate the impacts to the system of: (1) using two years of data, (2) removing diagnostic codes related to chronic kidney disease, and (3) modifying the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/22/2015

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