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Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act [S.147]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act This bill repeals the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program of risk corridors for 2014, 2015, and 2016 under which qualified health plans must participate in a payment adjustment system based on the ratio of a plan's allowable costs to its premiums. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are the only plans eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/17/2017
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No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 [HB-7]
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[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 TITLE I--PROHIBITING FEDERALLY FUNDED ABORTIONS (Sec. 101) This bill makes permanent the prohibition on the use of federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion. The prohibitions in this bill, and current prohibitions, do not apply to abortions in cases of rape or incest, or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. Abortions may not be provided
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
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Care for All Act of 2017 [HB-551]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Care for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow catastrophic plans to be offered as qualified health plans to any individual in the individual or group market. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are the only plans eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.) Currently, to be a qualified health plan, a catastrophic plan must enroll only individuals who are below age 30 and exempt from minimum essential
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-539]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Senior Citizens ]
USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the scope and responsibilities of the United States Preventive Services Task Force to require it to: (1) publish research plans to guide its review of scientific evidence relating to the effectiveness of preventive services; (2) make evidence reports and recommendations available for public comment; (3) establish a system for grading preventive care (Grades A, B, C, and D and a Grade I for insufficient information); and (4) convene a preventive
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/01/2017
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Budget Process Accountability Act [HB-537]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Budget Process Accountability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt individuals from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage if they reside in a county where fewer than two health insurers offer insurance on the health insurance exchange. This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the requirement for participation in a health insurance exchange to the President, Vice President, executive branch political appointees, and employees of congressional committees and leadership
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Obamacare Regressive Tax Relief Act [HB-562]
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[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Obamacare Regressive Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the penalties for individuals who fail to maintain the minimum essential health insurance coverage required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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Unaffordable Care Act [HB-563]
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[Taxes ]
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Unaffordable Care Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage an individual who: (1) resides in a location with fewer than two qualified health plans offered through an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or (2) was covered under minimum essential coverage for the last month of the preceding year and the premium is at least 125% percent of the premium for that month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act [HB-521]
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[Insurance ]
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Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage any individual residing in a county with fewer than two health insurance issuers offering qualified health plans on an exchange.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act [HB-552]
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Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Labor from implementing the rule entitled "Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance" as the rule relates to short-term, limited duration insurance. The departments must use the definition of "short-term, limited duration insurance" in use immediately prior to publication of the rule. (The rule requires the duration of short-term, limited-duration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/01/2017
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Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-548]
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[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of a hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service with liability protection provided by the United States for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency or post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Kelly (pa) Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The Primary Sponsor Of H.r. 548, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Dent, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Under Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. on 05/21/2018
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Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 [HB-561]
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[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50).
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
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Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act [S.113]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Maximizing Efficiency and Improving Access to Providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out an 18-month pilot program to increase the use of medical scribes to maximize the efficiency of physicians at VA medical facilities. A "medical scribe" is defined as a member of the medical team hired and trained to perform documentation in an electronic health record to maximize the productivity of a physician. The program shall be conducted at not fewer than five medical facilities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/12/2017
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Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017 [HB-508]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2017
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No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act [HB-499]
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No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the requirement for participation in a health insurance exchange to the President, Vice President, executive branch political appointees, and employees of congressional committees and leadership offices of Congress. Currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and their staff. The government is prohibited from contributing to or subsidizing the health insurance coverage of officials and employees subject to this
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2017
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ObamaCare Repeal Act [S.106]
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ObamaCare Repeal Act This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and restores provisions of law amended by those Acts, effective January 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/12/2017
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Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Act [HB-418]
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[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program with community partners (private nonprofit organizations) to provide intensive community care coordination and supportive services to disabled veteran families who lack access to direct wellness services provided by the VA or other entities. Such services may include: care coordination and case management services; outreach services; assistance in obtaining VA benefits, including vocational and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Lawrence
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Veterans Health Equity Act of 2017 [HB-388]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Health Equity Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that veterans eligible for hospital care and medical services through the VA have access to: (1) at least one full-service VA hospital in each of the 48 contiguous states, or (2) hospital care and medical services comparable to that provided in full-service VA hospitals through contract with other health providers in such states. Directs the VA to report on compliance with such requirement, including its effect on improving the quality and standards
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Veterans Choice Continuation Act [S.86]
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[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Veterans Choice Continuation Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, which allows the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/10/2017
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To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. [HB-369]
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[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to eliminate the August 7, 2017, sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program, which would allow the program to operate until all of the money in the Veterans Choice Fund is expended. (Sec. 2) The bill makes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the primary payer (the VA is currently the secondary payer) for medical care relating to non-service connected disabilities and recovery of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-65. on 03/29/2017
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 [S.58]
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[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/09/2017