Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018 [HB-4778]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to: (1) cooperatively issue regulations to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to annually disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance with mental health parity laws, and (2) conduct annual random audits of group health plans and health insurance issuers
(continued...)
HB-4778: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2018
HB-4772: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for clarification under the Medicare program about minimal self-adjustment for off-the-shelf orthotics.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/16/2018
You have voted HB-4772: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for clarification under the Medicare program about minimal self-adjustment for off-the-shelf orthotics..
Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018 [HB-4808]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018 This bill requires entities that offer or furnish health care related products or services to the public to disclose the price for those products and services at the point of purchase and on the Internet. The entities must disclose all prices, including wholesale, retail, and discounted prices, that are accepted as payment in full for products and services furnished to individual consumers.The Department of Health and Human Services may investigate and impose civil penalties on entities that fail to comply
(continued...)
HB-4808: Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2018
S.2315: Over-the-Counter Drug Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 05/14/2018
Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 [HB-3767]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include pediatric subspecialties in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Psychiatrists who are pediatric subspecialists are included in behavioral and mental health professionals. (These amendments make pediatric subspecialists, including psychiatrists, eligible for the NHSC fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the NHSC Scholarship
(continued...)
HB-3767: Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/15/2017
Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 [HB-4006]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program through which up to five eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations shall provide home and community-based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. For purposes of the demonstration program, an eligible Medicare beneficiary is ineligible for Medicaid and unable to perform two or more activities of daily living. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
(continued...)
HB-4006: Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/13/2017
Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act [S.2260]
[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...)
S.2260: Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/21/2017
HR-702: Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality healthcare for the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2018
You have voted HR-702: Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality healthcare for the public..
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 P. 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
(continued...)
HB-4820: ASK Act Advancing Seniors and Kids Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick 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
(continued...)
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 Holmes 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