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Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. [HR-482]
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Expressing support for the designation of September 2017 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Expresses support for the designation of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
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FACTS Act of 2017 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act of 2017 [HB-3447]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
FACTS Act of 2017 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors to access certain Medicare claims data. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must establish a process for PDP sponsors to request, beginning in plan year 2020, standardized extracts of claims data for Medicare hospital and medical services. PDP sponsors may use such data: (1) to optimize therapeutic outcomes through
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CARE Act Creating Additional Residency Expansion Act [HB-3451]
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CARE Act Creating Additional Residency Expansion Act
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National Care Corps Act of 2017 [HB-3494]
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[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Community Development ]
[Grants ]
National Care Corps Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Care Corps through which Corps volunteers provide certain home-based or community-based services to individuals in need via participation in local care corps programs. The National Care Corps may award grants to eligible entities to establish and implement a local care corps program through which Corps volunteers perform approved services for individuals in need.
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Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2017 [HB-3495]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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[Grants ]
Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2017 This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to make appropriations for FY2019-FY2023 for state grants to address the opioid abuse crisis. States receiving a grant must report on substance abuse services provided to underserved populations, including Native Americans.
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Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act [HB-3450]
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Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act
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Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2017 [HB-3493]
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Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2017
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Native American Suicide Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-3473]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Children and Youth ]
Native American Suicide Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require a state or state-designated entity receiving support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for development and implementation of a statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy to agree to collaborate with each of the state's federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations regarding the strategy.
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To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. [HB-3457]
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To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an evaluation on the extent to which the Medicare and Medicaid programs provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress on the extent to which reasonable accommodations, as required under federal law, are provided under the Medicare and Medicaid programs to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
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Birth Control Privacy Act [HB-3443]
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[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Birth Control Privacy Act
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Megan Rondini Act [HB-3415]
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[Social Security ]
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[Crime ]
Megan Rondini Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate a hospital as a "SAFE-ready facility" if the hospital: (1) employs or contracts with a sexual-assault forensic examiner, or (2) uses a telemedicine system of such examiners. Subject to civil penalties, and as a condition of participation in the Medicare program, a hospital that has an emergency department but is not designated as a SAFE-ready facility must meet certain requirements. Specifically,
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Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2017 [HB-3426]
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Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow Medicare coverage of hearing aids and related examinations. The Government Accountability Office must study programs that provide assistance for hearing aids and related examinations for individuals with hearing loss.
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To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure. [HB-3417]
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To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure. This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants for the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at teaching health centers and behavioral health care centers.
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Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2017 [HB-3391]
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[Science ]
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Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research with marijuana for medical purposes. The Drug Enforcement Administration must register: (1) practitioners to conduct medical marijuana research, and (2) manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana for such research. The Department of Health and Human Services must continue to produce marijuana through the National Institute on Drug Abuse Drug Supply Program and offer to sell immature
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Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017 [HB-3394]
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[Education ]
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Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017
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YOUTH Act Youth Opioid Use Treatment Help Act of 2017 [HB-3382]
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YOUTH Act Youth Opioid Use Treatment Help Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the grant program for substance abuse treatment services for children and adolescents to cover young adults. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) must award grants for demonstration programs to: (1) expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders among adolescents and young adults, or (2) create and distribute resources on medication-assisted treatment training and implementation for health care
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Ensuring Access to Air Ambulance Services Act of 2017 [HB-3378]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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Ensuring Access to Air Ambulance Services Act of 2017
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Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-3360]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2017
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Expressing support for the designation of July 29, 2017, as "National Dance Day" and recognizing dance as a form of valuable exercise and artistic expression. [HR-472]
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[Education ]
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Expressing support for the designation of July 29, 2017, as "National Dance Day" and recognizing dance as a form of valuable exercise and artistic expression. Expresses support for the designation of National Dance Day to celebrate and encourage the national commitment to dance and dance education. Recognizes that dance is making an important contribution to health by encouraging physical fitness and reducing obesity. Commends Nigel Lythgoe for his leadership in promoting dance and National Dance Day. Thanks the Dizzy Feet Foundation for their continuing
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Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act [HB-3348]
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Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include Middle East respiratory syndrome under the priority review voucher program for tropical diseases, which awards a voucher to the sponsor of a new drug or biological product that is approved to prevent or treat a tropical disease. (A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.)