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Health Savings Act of 2017 [HB-35]
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Health Savings Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: (1) allow an additional tax deduction for amounts paid to the HSA of a taxpayer's child or grandchild; (2) allow a rollover of HSA funds to the child, parent, or grandparent of an account holder; (3) increase the maximum HSA contribution limit to match the amount of the deductible and out-of-pocket expenses under a high deductible health plan; and (4) expand the definition of an HSA compatible plan to include bronze, silver,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/12/2017
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Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-166]
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Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover nutritional planning, meals, and transportation as partial-hospitalization services under Medicare. The Department of Health and Human Services shall convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2017 [HB-165]
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Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2017 This bill amends titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income [SSI]), XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) to allow an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending charges to receive SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP benefits. Any SSI benefits payable to such an individual: (1) must be withheld until the individual is no longer in custody; and (2) if the individual dies while in custody, shall be paid to the individual's estate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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ROSIE Act Realizing Opportunity for Spouses in Employment Act [HB-32]
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ROSIE Act Realizing Opportunity for Spouses in Employment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces from being counted as employees to determine if an employer is an applicable large employer, with respect to health coverage requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hudson
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for 3 months of retroactive coverage under the Medicaid program. [HB-180]
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for 3 months of retroactive coverage under the Medicaid program. This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement for up to three months of retroactive coverage under Medicaid. Under current law, a state Medicaid program must provide coverage for up to three months prior to an individual's application for benefits if the individual would have been eligible for benefits during that period. The bill eliminates this requirement and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Increasing Access to Voluntary Screening for HIV/AIDS and STIs Act of 2017 [HB-164]
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Increasing Access to Voluntary Screening for HIV/AIDS and STIs Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require Medicare and state Medicaid programs to provide routine HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening services. State Medicaid programs must provide these services without cost sharing for the screened individual.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans. [HB-93]
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans. This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that gender specific services are continuously available at every VA medical center and community based outpatient clinic. The VA is authorized to employ such personnel and enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide such services based on the standards of the VA and the demand for such services.
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2017
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 [HB-173]
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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: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/13/2017
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Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act [HB-103]
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Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2017, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2019. Chiropractic examinations and services are included within required VA medical, rehabilitative,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2017
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CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017 [HB-92]
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CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2017 This bill increases from 23 to 26 the maximum age of eligibility for certain dependent children of veterans for medical care under CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs).
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2017
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Expanding Care for Veterans Act [HB-102]
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Expanding Care for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of VA's research and education on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and alternative medicine services. The VA shall carry out, through its Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, a three-year program to: (1) assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of selected complementary and alternative medicine services with other VA health care services for veterans, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2017
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ObamaCare Repeal Act [HB-175]
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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, effective as of their enactment. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
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To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases from citation. [HB-177]
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To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases from citation. This bill bars the Supreme Court from citing for the purpose of precedence [sic] in all future cases the following Supreme Court decisions concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, King v. Burwell, and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/13/2017
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Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 [HB-195]
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Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 DIVISION A--FEDERAL REGISTER PRINTING SAVINGS ACT OF 2017 Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This division bars the Government Publishing Office from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless the Member or office requests: (1) a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register, or (2) a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year. DIVISION
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Pursuant To The Provisions Of S. Con. Res. 33, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 195 Have Been Made. on 01/22/2018
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Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act [S.1169]
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Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide medical assistance to adults for residential addiction treatment facility services under the Medicaid program if such services are offered as part of a full continuum of evidence-based treatment services. "Residential addiction treatment facility services" are medically necessary inpatient services provided in an accredited, size-limited facility for the purpose of treating a substance use disorder within
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3018) on 05/17/2017
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Veterans ACCESS Act Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 [S.1153]
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Veterans ACCESS Act Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deny or revoke eligibility to provide non-VA health care services to veterans for any any health care provider that: (1) was removed from VA employment for violating VA policy relating to the delivery of safe and appropriate health care, (2) violated medical license requirements, (3) had a VA credential revoked on grounds that impact the provider's ability to deliver safe and appropriate health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 11/13/2017
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AIM Act of 2017 Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2017 [HB-2503]
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AIM Act of 2017 Accelerating Innovation in Medicine Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop, maintain, and make publicly available a list of medical devices that shall be voluntarily excluded from payment under the Medicare program. A Medicare beneficiary who consents to receive such a medical device shall be responsible for payment for the device. A manufacturer seeking to have a medical device included in the list must submit a request for inclusion to the CMS, in accordance with specified timelines.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/30/2017
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Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 [HB-2465]
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Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the elimination of a specified payment cap under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-469, Part I. on 12/18/2017
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Steve Gleason Act of 2017 [S.1132]
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Steve Gleason Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the elimination of a specified payment cap under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/16/2017
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Disability Integration Act of 2017 [HB-2472]
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Disability Integration Act of 2017 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 to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017