Healthcare Tax Relief Act [HB-4831]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Healthcare Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the imposition of an annual fee on health insurance providers until after December 31, 2018.
HB-4831: Healthcare Tax Relief Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 01/18/2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1185 Reported To House. Rule Provides For Consideration Of S. 2322 With 1 Hour Of General Debate. Previous Question Shall Be Considered As Ordered Without Intervening Motions Except Motion To Recommit With Or Without Instructions. Measure Will Be Considered Read. Bill Is Closed To Amendments. on 12/21/2018
MEDS Act Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2018 [HB-4825]
[Cannabis ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
MEDS Act Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research involving marijuana and the commercial production of drugs made from marijuana. Specifically, the bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to register manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana: (1) for use in research, and (2) for the commercial production of approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana.
HB-4825: MEDS Act Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/24/2018
ASK Act Advancing Seniors and Kids Act [HB-4820]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
ASK Act Advancing Seniors and Kids Act This bill extends, and otherwise revises, various public health and social welfare programs. Specifically, the bill: permanently extends the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); extends by one year, but reduces by half, additional federal financial participation for CHIP; extends CHIP's qualifying-states option, express-lane eligibility option, and outreach and enrollment program; extends the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund, the Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project, and the Pediatric Quality Measures
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HB-4820: ASK Act Advancing Seniors and Kids Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/23/2018
Ultrasound Informed Consent Act [HB-4844]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Ultrasound Informed Consent Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion: (1) perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman; (2) provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting; (3) display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them; and (4) provide a complete medical description of the images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus, cardiac activity if present and visible, and the presence of external
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HB-4844: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/26/2018
District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2018 [HB-4866]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2018 This bill increases the Medicaid federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for the District of Columbia from 70% to 80%. Under current law, a state's FMAP is based on its per capita income and may range from 50% to 83%.
HB-4866: District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/26/2018
Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2018 [HB-4849]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2018 This bill requires a state that makes a Medicaid payment using federal funds in a given fiscal year for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider to: (1) submit a report to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on all such payments, and (2) publish the report on the state's website. HHS must submit to specified congressional committees, and publish on its website, a report that contains all submitted reports and a summary of those reports.
HB-4849: Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/26/2018
Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 [HB-4841]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare's electronic-prescription program to provide for the secure electronic transmittal of a prior authorization request from a Medicare enrollee's prescribing health-care professional with respect to a drug covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
HB-4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-747, Part I. on 06/12/2018
SR-459: A resolution recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/11/2018
You have voted SR-459: A resolution recognizing "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health care crisis in the Black community and the importance of reducing the rate of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women..
HB-5473: Better Pain Management Through Better Data Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2018
Rural DOCS Act Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act [HB-5477]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
Rural DOCS Act Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to carry out a demonstration project to provide an enhanced federal matching rate for state Medicaid expenditures related to the expansion of substance-use treatment and recovery services. The CMS must select 10 states for inclusion under the demonstration project, giving preference to states that have a prevalence of substance-use disorders (in particular, opioid-use disorders) comparable to or higher than the national
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HB-5477: Rural DOCS Act Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-731. on 06/12/2018
Harmful Tax Prevention Act [HB-4894]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Harmful Tax Prevention Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow a health insurer to reduce its 2018 annual fee by the amount of premium rebates provided to enrollees under this bill. Premium rebates must be equal to the lesser of 2% of the net premiums for each individual or the premiums paid by an individual. For a Medicaid managed care organization, the 2018 annual fee shall be reduced by 2% of the net premiums.
HB-4894: Harmful Tax Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/02/2018