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NURSE Act Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act [S.2532]
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[Children and Youth ]
NURSE Act Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act
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NURSE Act Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act [HB-5251]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
NURSE Act Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act This bill establishes a competitive demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by an eligible entity. An eligible entity is a state educational agency or local educational agency (LEA) in which at least 20% of students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program. In awarding grant funds, ED shall give priority to high-need LEAs
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Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 [HB-5247]
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Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018
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Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 [S.2553]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits a prescription drug plan under Medicare or Medicare Advantage from restricting a pharmacy from informing an enrollee of any difference between the price, copayment, or coinsurance of a drug under the plan and a lower price of the drug without health-insurance coverage. (Such restrictions are commonly referred to as gag clauses.)
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Expressing support for designation of September as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month". [HR-783]
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[Science ]
Expressing support for designation of September as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month". Expresses support for: (1) the designation of National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month; and (2) research to prevent, detect, and treat brain aneurysms.
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CARA 2.0 Act of 2018 [HB-5311]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
CARA 2.0 Act of 2018
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Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2018 [HB-5333]
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Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2018
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Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018 [HB-5329]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize for FY2020-FY2024 and revise the national toll-free phone number, public awareness campaign, and grant program relating to poison control centers. Among other changes, the bill: supports enhancements of the national toll-free phone number, such as texting capabilities and improved location accuracy; expands the public awareness campaign to include education about information that is available from poison control centers regarding drug misuse;
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Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 [HB-5327]
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Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or operate comprehensive opioid recovery centers. Priority for grants must be given to entities located in states or Indian country with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate. Each center must carry out specified outreach activities and specified treatment and recovery services.
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Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018 [HB-5353]
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Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand its grant program for combating hepatitis C infections to include other infections associated with injection drug use.
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Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2018 [S.2567]
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Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2023 and revise the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment grant program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Health Resources and Services Administration may also award grants to state and local governments and federally-qualified health centers for TB prevention and treatment efforts. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on national TB prevention and treatment efforts.
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Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act of 2018 [S.2582]
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[Insurance ]
Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act of 2018
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A bill to establish an interagency One Health Program, and for other purposes. [S.2615]
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[Animals ]
[Science ]
A bill to establish an interagency One Health Program, and for other purposes.
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Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018 [S.2610]
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[Human Services ]
Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Departments Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to: (1) develop protocols for discharging patients who are treated for a drug overdose, and (2) enhance the integration and coordination of postdischarge care and treatment options for individuals with a substance use disorder.
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A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for training health professionals to treat opioid addiction and other substance use disorders through using technology-enabled models, and for other purposes. [S.2606]
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A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for training health professionals to treat opioid addiction and other substance use disorders through using technology-enabled models, and for other purposes.
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Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 [HB-5385]
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Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018
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Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2018 [S.2613]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2018 This bill increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare. Additionally, the bill alters the definition of "clinical social worker services" as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, "clinical social worker services": (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude
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Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 [S.2589]
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Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or operate comprehensive opioid recovery centers. Priority for grants must be given to entities located in states or Indian country with a high per capita drug overdose mortality rate. Each center must carry out specified outreach activities and specified treatment and recovery services.
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for State alcohol and drug agencies to use recovery coaches in hospital emergency departments, and for other purposes. [S.2609]
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for State alcohol and drug agencies to use recovery coaches in hospital emergency departments, and for other purposes.
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Reducing Opioid Risk Act [S.2608]
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Reducing Opioid Risk Act