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Protecting Moms and Infants Act [S.2710] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Protecting Moms and Infants Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/19/2018

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Access to Marketplace Insurance Act [HB-3976] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
Access to Marketplace Insurance Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/06/2017

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Medicaid Reentry Act [HB-4005] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ]
Medicaid Reentry Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Mitchell Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/20/2018

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Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018 [S.2707] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide Medicare beneficiaries with educational resources regarding opioid use, pain management, and alternative pain-management treatments.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/18/2018

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Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2018 [S.2700] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/18/2018

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Choose Medicare Act [S.2708] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
Choose Medicare Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/18/2018

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Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 [HB-5554] [Animals ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone Became Public Law No: 115-234. on 08/14/2018

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize certain grantees to contract with or make subawards to local or regional organizations that are private and nonprofit, and that may be faith-based, and for other purposes. [HB-5570] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Nonprofit ] [Religion ] [Human Services ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize certain grantees to contract with or make subawards to local or regional organizations that are private and nonprofit, and that may be faith-based, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Introduced In House on 04/18/2018

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Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act [HB-5558] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
Alternatives to Opioids Prescribing Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to evaluate alternatives to the use of opioids to treat Medicare enrollees in hospital emergency departments. Under the project, the CMS must provide incentive payments to participating hospitals for decreasing the use of opioids and increasing the use of opioid alternatives.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/25/2018

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Protecting NAS Babies Act Protecting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies Act [HB-5562] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Protecting NAS Babies Act Protecting Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Babies Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/25/2018

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Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2018 [HB-5545] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ]
Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/22/2018

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Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act [S.2704] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/18/2018

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Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act [HB-4733] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Science ] [Mental Health ]
Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act This bill establishes and provides funds for the Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support pain-related research, including: understanding pain, therapies for chronic pain, and alternatives to opioids for pain treatment as directed in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016; improving options and evidence for medication-assisted treatment and opioid overdose reversal treatments; and supporting the Federal Pain Research Strategy. NIH must establish the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/03/2018

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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes. [S.2690] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes. This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/17/2018

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Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2018 [HB-5541] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2018 This bill provides for equal coverage of specified types of allergy diagnostic testing services under both Medicaid and Medicare.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/23/2018

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Opioid Emergency Response Act [HB-5531] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ]
Opioid Emergency Response Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Murphy Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/22/2018

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Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018 [S.2691] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/17/2018

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Advancing Innovation in Alternative Pain and Addiction Therapies Act [S.2669] [Healthcare ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ]
Advancing Innovation in Alternative Pain and Addiction Therapies Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/16/2018

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Ensuring Access to Quality Recovery Living Act of 2018 [S.2678] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ]
Ensuring Access to Quality Recovery Living Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/16/2018

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Saving Lives Through Proper Notification of Overdoses Act [S.2676] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ]
Saving Lives Through Proper Notification of Overdoses Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to annually notify health care providers about health information that may be disclosed under federal privacy laws to families and caregivers during emergencies, including overdoses. The notification may be included in other (already required) training materials for health care providers relating to permitted disclosures of patients' mental or substance use disorder treatment information.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/16/2018

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