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Supporting the designation of the week of February 26 to March 4, 2017, as "National Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week". [HR-167]
Supporting the designation of the week of February 26 to March 4, 2017, as "National Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week". Expresses support for the designation of National Spinal CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) Leak Awareness Week. (CSF is the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. CSF leaks can cause intense headaches.)
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Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act [S.495]
Medical Innovation Prize Fund Act This bill denies any person the exclusive right to manufacture, distribute, sell, or use a drug, a biological product, or a medication manufacturing process. The bill establishes the Fund for Medical Innovation Prizes to provide for prize payments in lieu of market exclusivity. The Board of Trustees of the fund must award prize payments to: (1) the first person to receive approval for a medication; (2) the holder of the patent for a manufacturing process; and (3) persons or communities that contributed to the development
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. [HB-1361]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)
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Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 [S.510]
Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services: a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures; a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedures; a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs or provide services via telemedicine; a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to an exemption for current and former members of the armed services from the requirement that an incoming student at a public or private or independent institution of higher education show proof of vaccination against bacterial meningitis. [HB-2419]
Relating to an exemption for current and former members of the armed services from the requirement that an incoming student at a public or private or independent institution of higher education show proof of vaccination against bacterial meningitis.
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Investing in Testing Act of 2017 [HB-1348]
Investing in Testing Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the health implications of contamination of drinking water by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). (PFASs can accumulate in the body and are commonly found at low levels in food, water, and the environment.)
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Lymphedema Treatment Act [S.497]
Lymphedema Treatment Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover certain lymphedema compression treatment items as durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
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Local and Municipal Health Care Choice Act of 2017 [HB-1319]
Local and Municipal Health Care Choice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize a local government in a secondary state to provide group health coverage to its officers, employees, or retirees and their dependents through a local government employee health benefits pool or program authorized under the laws of a primary state unless the municipal league, municipal association, or county association in the secondary state objects. Such pools and programs must do business in the primary state. Such pools and programs
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the donation of a brain on a decedent's death. [HB-2406]
Relating to the donation of a brain on a decedent's death.
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Relating to a study concerning maternal mortality and morbidity in the state's African American population. [HB-2403]
Relating to a study concerning maternal mortality and morbidity in the state's African American population.
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Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act [HB-1316]
Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act This bill adds certain transparency requirements for pharmacy benefits managers under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, TRICARE, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
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Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 [S.527]
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of a hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service with liability protection provided by the United States for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency or post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2018.
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Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2017 [S.520]
Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2017 This bill revises federal funding to states under the Medicaid program, including by capping annual funding on a per capita basis.
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Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act [HB-1333]
Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act This bill allows a state Medicaid program to use a contractor to make eligibility determinations on its behalf, so long as the contract does not provide incentives for the contractor to delay eligibility determinations or to deny eligibility for individuals otherwise eligible for medical assistance.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to outsourcing a service performed by the Health and Human Services Commission or a health and human services agency to a private commercial contractor. [HB-2383]
Relating to outsourcing a service performed by the Health and Human Services Commission or a health and human services agency to a private commercial contractor.
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing premium assistance under the Medicaid program. [HB-1325]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing premium assistance under the Medicaid program.
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility in providing choice of coverage through managed care under Medicaid. [HB-1336]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility in providing choice of coverage through managed care under Medicaid. This bill eliminates the requirement for a state Medicaid program to allow an individual to select a managed-care entity from among two or more qualified entities. Instead, a state Medicaid program may, but is not required to, do so.
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Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1322]
Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits any government from imposing on abortion services: a requirement that a medical professional perform specific tests or medical procedures; a requirement that the same clinician who performs a patient's abortion also perform additional tests, services or procedures; a limitation on an abortion provider's ability to prescribe or dispense drugs or provide services via telemedicine; a requirement or limitation concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio. [HR-165]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio. Expresses serious concern about the public health threat posed by polio. Implores various entities to act with haste and dedication to eradicate polio by 2018. Calls upon the executive branch to provide the necessary resources to end the scourge of polio, including closely monitoring laboratory stocks of the polio virus.
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Self-Insurance Protection Act [HB-1304]
Self-Insurance Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "health insurance coverage" a stop-loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a sponsor of a self-insured group health plan to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses incurred in providing health benefits to plan participants in excess of a level set forth in the stop-loss policy.