Health

State (New Jersey)
New Jersey 2020-2021 Regular Session

Establishes "Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Study Commission." [AB-4050] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disaster Relief ]
Establishes "Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Study Commission."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Benson Introduced, Referred To Assembly Health Committee on 05/07/2020

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State (New Jersey)
New Jersey 2020-2021 Regular Session

Urges federal government to provide aid to State to combat post-traumatic stress disorder due to coronavirus disease 2019. [AR-161] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Urges federal government to provide aid to State to combat post-traumatic stress disorder due to coronavirus disease 2019.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Valerie Huttle Introduced, Referred To Assembly Health Committee on 05/07/2020

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Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020 [S.3635] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Trade ] [National Security ] [Public Health ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States, to ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of, or reimbursement for, drugs manufactured in China, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/06/2020

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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2020. [SR-561] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week. It also recognizes the contributions of nurses to the U.S. health care system.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/06/2020

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Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act [S.3631] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Funding ] [Disaster Relief ] [Budget and Spending ]
Waives several requirements and establishes certain minimum funding for rural health care providers during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Among other things, the bill maintains a provider's eligibility to participate in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows providers to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers) for the duration of the public health emergency if the provider was already participating before the emergency began. The bill also requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Sasse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/06/2020

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A resolution designating March 25, 2020, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day". [SR-562] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ]
This resolution designates National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day and encourages individuals in the United States to increase their awareness of the condition.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/06/2020

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Health Heroes 2020 Act [S.3634] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to address health workforce shortages and disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic through additional funding for the National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/06/2020

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Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020 [S.3615] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ]
Extends for five years the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program, through which Medicare pays certain rural hospitals on the basis of reasonable incurred costs rather than under the standard prospective payment system.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/06/2020

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Expressing support for designation of May 2020 as "Health and Fitness Month". [HR-953] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Food ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of Health and Fitness Month and for efforts to educate Americans on the importance of a healthy and nutritious lifestyle.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Veasey Introduced In House on 05/05/2020

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American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 [S.3610] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ]
Permits entities such as self-employed companies and membership organizations to form healthshare pools to offer large group health insurance plans as a single employer. (In general, large group health plans cover employees of an employer that has 51 or more employees; in some states, large groups are defined as 101 employees or more.) Subject to specified nondiscrimination rules related to preexisting conditions and health status, healthshare pools must offer plans to all members or employees of the pool on an equal basis.Healthshare pools are (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/05/2020

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Securing America’s Medicine Cabinet Act of 2020 [HB-6708] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Manufacturing ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ]
To support the advanced manufacturing technologies program of the Food and Drug Administration, to establish National Centers of Excellence in Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Introduced In House on 05/05/2020

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Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-6698] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ] [Workers' Compensation ]
Modifies several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities (NFs) during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, SNFs and NFs must comply with specified quality of care, worker safety, and transparency requirements, subject to civil penalties. Requirements include (1) testing residents and employees for COVID-19 weekly or before shifts, respectively, and reporting any lack of available testing kits on a daily basis; (2) providing at least two (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/05/2020

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Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act [HB-6719] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To require the Federal Government to provide critical health care resources in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ro Khanna Introduced In House on 05/05/2020

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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2020. [HR-951] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week. It also recognizes the contributions of nurses to the U.S. health care system.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/05/2020

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EQUAL Care Act Ending Qualifications that are Unjust for Access to Lifesaving Care Act [S.3601] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Human Services ]
Prohibits a state from receiving resources or supplies from specified sources, including the Strategic National Stockpile, during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency if the state has a policy for the distribution or use of such resources or supplies that discriminates on the basis of disability.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Sasse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/05/2020

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American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 [HB-6712] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ]
Permits entities such as self-employed companies and membership organizations to form healthshare pools to offer large group health insurance plans as a single employer. (In general, large group health plans cover employees of an employer that has 51 or more employees; in some states, large groups are defined as 101 employees or more.) Subject to specified nondiscrimination rules related to preexisting conditions and health status, healthshare pools must offer plans to all members or employees of the pool on an equal basis.Healthshare pools are (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 05/05/2020

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Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act [HB-6701] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ]
Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to conduct a longitudinal study on the health impacts of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The NIH must provide public summaries of findings on specified timelines.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anna Eshoo Introduced In House on 05/05/2020

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Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020 [S.3606] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide for the establishment of a Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public health emergencies and meet public health needs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/05/2020

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Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act [S.3609] [Healthcare ] [Immigration ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Disaster Relief ]
A bill to ensure that all communities have access to urgently needed COVID-19 testing, treatment, public health information, and relief benefits regardless of immigration status or limited English proficiency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/05/2020

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To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program. [HB-6727] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay any required cost-sharing amounts for specified COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) treatment services for Medicare beneficiaries. Providers are prohibited from holding beneficiaries liable for such amounts. Additionally, the CMS may recoup amounts that would have been paid through a beneficiary's supplemental insurance from the applicable insurer, in accordance with specified procedures.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donald McEachin Introduced In House on 05/05/2020

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