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Expanded Telehealth Access Act [S.3193]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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COMFORT Act Comforting Our Military Families through On-base or Remote Treatment Act [HB-5758]
[Defense ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize non-medical counseling services, provided by certain mental health professionals, to military families.
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Support Our Military Working Dogs Act [S.3083]
[Animals ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve veterinary care for retired military working dogs, and for other purposes.
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Recognizing the outstanding contributions of respiratory therapists to patient care during "National Respiratory Care Week". [HR-749]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Recognizing the outstanding contributions of respiratory therapists to patient care during "National Respiratory Care Week".
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.3062]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
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Preventing the Loss of American Jobs due to Unjust Mandates Act [HB-5702]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
To prohibit Federal agencies from granting a work authorization to any alien for the purpose of replacing unvaccinated U.S. healthcare workers, and for other purposes.
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SAVE Act Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act [HB-5699]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
To expand the definition of qualified persons for purposes of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to include health professional students.
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Veterans Pro Bono Corps Act of 2021 [S.3047]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to establish a pilot program to support medical residency and fellowship programs that assist veterans, and for other purposes.
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Medical Marijuana Research Act [HB-5657]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make marijuana accessible for use by qualified marijuana researchers for medical purposes, and for other purposes.
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COMFORT Act of 2021 Comforting Our Military Families through On-base or Remote Treatment Act of 2021 [S.3021]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to provide non-medical counseling services for military families.
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Improving Care for Veterans Act [S.3004]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish new requirements for State homes for veterans that receive per diem from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes. [HB-5612]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a one-year waiver of budget neutrality adjustments under the Medicare physician fee schedule, and for other purposes.
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Health Care Workforce Protection from Mandates Act [HB-5627]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit certain vaccine mandates as conditions of participation under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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BIO Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 Bolstering Infectious Outbreaks Preparedness Workforce Act of 2021 [HB-5602]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Bio-Preparedness and Infectious Diseases Workforce Loan Repayment Program.
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Enhancing the Community Health Workforce Act [HB-5594]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize grants to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes for populations in medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
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Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2021 [HB-5510]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
To ensure that patients receive accurate health care information by prohibiting misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services, to require the identification of the license of health care professionals, and for other purposes.
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EMS Counts Act of 2021 [S.2971]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to revise the Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count the number of emergency medical services practitioners in the United States.
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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 [S.2941]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.
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PT for PTs Act of 2021 Parity in Telehealth for Physical Therapists Act of 2021 [HB-5452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include physical therapists as practitioners able to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program.
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U.S. Air Travel Public Safety Act [S.2888]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to reduce passenger, crewmember, and airport personnel risk of exposure to COVID-19, decrease the risk of transmission of COVID-19 on board aircraft and to United States destination communities through air travel, and protect children and other vulnerable individuals by preventing further spread of COVID-19 in the United States.