HB-3120: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/17/2017
You have voted HB-3120: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests..
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017 [HB-3111]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements.
HB-3111: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2017
Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017 [HB-3124]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or risk factors for developing type-2 diabetes.
HB-3124: Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/17/2017
Orphan Products Extension Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2017 [S.1509]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Orphan Products Extension Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend by six months the exclusivity period for an approved drug or biological product when the product is additionally approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a new indication that is a rare disease or condition (also known as an orphan disease). The FDA may revoke an extension if the application for the new indication contained an untrue material statement. The
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S.1509: Orphan Products Extension Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/29/2017
Drug-Free Indian Health Service Act of 2017 [HB-3096]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
Drug-Free Indian Health Service Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement mandatory random drug testing for Indian Health Service (IHS) employees who provide health care or administrative services to patients at IHS health care facilities. Officers of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service are exempt from this drug testing. Each employee must be tested at least once per year for specified drugs. HHS must notify employees of the implementation of this drug testing. Employees selected
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HB-3096: Drug-Free Indian Health Service Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi Noem
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 07/13/2017
Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 9 through July 15, 2017, as "Sarcoma Awareness Week" and July 15, 2017, as "Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day". [HR-420]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 9 through July 15, 2017, as "Sarcoma Awareness Week" and July 15, 2017, as "Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day". Expresses support for the designation of Sarcoma Awareness Week and Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day. (Sarcoma is a malignant cancer that arises from certain tissues, such as bone or muscle. Leiomyosarcoma is a type of sarcoma that arises from smooth muscle tissue, most commonly originating in the uterus, stomach, intestine, or blood vessels.) Recognizes the challenges faced by sarcoma
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HR-420: Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 9 through July 15, 2017, as "Sarcoma Awareness Week" and July 15, 2017, as "Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day".
Sponsored by: Rep. Sander Levin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/30/2017
You have voted HR-420: Expressing support for the designation of the week of July 9 through July 15, 2017, as "Sarcoma Awareness Week" and July 15, 2017, as "Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day"..
A resolution designating the week of July 9 through July 15, 2017 as "Sarcoma Awareness Week" and designating July 15, 2017 as "Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day". [SR-207]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A resolution designating the week of July 9 through July 15, 2017 as "Sarcoma Awareness Week" and designating July 15, 2017 as "Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day". Designates July 9-July 15, 2017, as Sarcoma Awareness Week and July 15, 2017, as Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day. (Sarcoma is a malignant cancer that arises from certain tissues, such as bone or muscle. Leiomyosarcoma is a type of sarcoma that arises from smooth muscle tissue, most commonly originating in the uterus, stomach, intestine, or blood vessels.) Recognizes the challenges faced by sarcoma
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SR-207: A resolution designating the week of July 9 through July 15, 2017 as "Sarcoma Awareness Week" and designating July 15, 2017 as "Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day".
Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3834) on 06/28/2017
You have voted SR-207: A resolution designating the week of July 9 through July 15, 2017 as "Sarcoma Awareness Week" and designating July 15, 2017 as "Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day"..
You have voted HCR-66: Expressing support for the designation of June 21 as National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day to promote children's health and gun safety..
Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017 [HB-3059]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely: (1) enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and (2) grants for federally qualified health centers and nurse-managed health centers to train family nurse practitioners to become primary care providers. The bill makes appropriations for capital projects under the community health centers program. The bill
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HB-3059: Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/30/2017
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act [HB-6]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Crime ]
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act TITLE I--MEDICAID PROVISIONS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID CRISIS (Sec. 1001) The bill prohibits termination of Medicaid eligibility for juveniles who are inmates of public institutions. (Sec. 1003) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must establish a demonstration project to increase provider treatment capacity for substance-use disorders. (Sec. 1004) State Medicaid programs must establish
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HB-6: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Became Public Law No: 115-271. on 10/24/2018
You have voted HB-6: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act.
HB-3044: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/05/2017
You have voted HB-3044: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees under the Medicare program, and for other purposes..
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-3032]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Social Security ]
Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare, (2) exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and (3) authorize marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.
HB-3032: Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/05/2017
Supporting the designation of March 2018 as Endometriosis Awareness Month. [HR-403]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Supporting the designation of March 2018 as Endometriosis Awareness Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideas of Endometriosis Awareness Month. (Endometriosis is a painful condition in which the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside the uterus.) Recognizes the need for early detection and treatment of endometriosis, increased education for health care providers, and more culturally competent care.
HR-403: Supporting the designation of March 2018 as Endometriosis Awareness Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2017 [HB-2999]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish cost sharing limits for health plans that cover prescription drugs and use a formulary or other tiered cost sharing structure. Such health plans may not impose higher cost sharing requirements, including copayment and coinsurance, for specialty drugs than for other prescription drugs in a nonpreferred brand name drug tier. If a health plan's formulary contains more than one nonpreferred brand name drug tier, the tier with the lowest cost sharing
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HB-2999: Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
Supporting the designation of July 2017 as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month. [HR-402]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Supporting the designation of July 2017 as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month. Expresses support for the goals of Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month. (Uterine fibroids are common in women and can cause pain, bleeding, and infertility.) Recognizes the disparity in incidence rates of uterine fibroids in African-American and Hispanic women, and the need for greater research, treatment, and care options.
HR-402: Supporting the designation of July 2017 as Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
High Risk Pool, No Reward Act of 2017 [HB-2984]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
High Risk Pool, No Reward Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify health insurance plan options for Members of Congress elected from a state that receives a federal waiver of the continuous coverage penalty under the American Health Care Act of 2017, if that bill is enacted. Such Members shall not be eligible for government health plans and shall be eligible for health insurance coverage in the individual market of that state.
HB-2984: High Risk Pool, No Reward Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act [HB-2972]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
HB-2972: Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017