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Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act [HB-2677]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop and implement an outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance abuse among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations.
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Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2017 [HB-2688]
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[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases
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Healthy MOM Act Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act [HB-2745]
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[Children and Youth ]
Healthy MOM Act Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act and Internal Revenue Code to require health insurers, health insurance exchanges, and group health plans to offer a special enrollment period to pregnant individuals. The special enrollment period offered by an insurer or exchange must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the insurer or exchange. The special enrollment period offered by a group health plan must begin when the pregnancy is reported to the plan or is confirmed by a health
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Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act [HB-2687]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide medical assistance to adults for residential addiction treatment facility services under the Medicaid program if such services are offered as part of a full continuum of evidence-based treatment services. "Residential addiction treatment facility services" are medically necessary inpatient services provided in an accredited, size-limited facility for the purpose of treating a substance use disorder within
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Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-2663]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to use an individual's medical record from a home-health agency, as appropriate, to support certification of such individual's Medicare eligibility for home-health services. The bill requires the CMS to establish a process for home-health agencies that are entitled to an administrative appeal after being denied eligibility for Medicare reimbursement to, instead, enter into a settlement with the CMS.
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Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2017 [HB-2641]
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[Children and Youth ]
Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to award the sponsor of a new drug or biological product for the treatment of newborns a neonatal drug exclusivity voucher upon approval of the medication. A neonatal drug exclusivity voucher is a transferable voucher for a one-year extension of all existing patents and marketing exclusivities for a brand name medication. For a sponsor to be eligible for a voucher, the new medication
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Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017 [HB-2644]
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[Science ]
Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017
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Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act [HB-2628]
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[Children and Youth ]
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
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Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-2599]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2017
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Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 [HB-2589]
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[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to waive, for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage. Current law generally applies this waiting period to individuals deemed eligible for OASDI benefits.
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 [HB-2587]
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[Food ]
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 This bill provides for coverage, under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance, of foods and vitamins that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions.
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Health Care Options for All Act [S.1201]
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Health Care Options for All Act
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 [S.1194]
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[Food ]
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 This bill provides for coverage, under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance, of foods and vitamins that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions.
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Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2017 [S.1191]
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Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2017
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Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017 [S.1197]
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[Disabilities ]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017
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Teacher Health and Wellness Act [HB-2544]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Teacher Health and Wellness Act This bill directs the National Institutes of Health to carry out a five-year study on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being by implementing and analyzing the results of any of several types of innovative approaches that include: workplace wellness programs; social emotional learning programs; teacher stress management programs; mentoring and induction programs during the school year and teacher pre-service; organizational interventions such as principal training programs; teacher
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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2535]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend lifespan respite care programs (services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs) through FY2022. Each state agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement for lifespan respite care must collect, maintain, and report to the Department of Health and Human Services data and records to enable monitoring and evaluation of the lifespan programs and activities.
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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.1188]
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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend lifespan respite care programs (services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs) through FY2022. Each state agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement for lifespan respite care must collect, maintain, and report to the Department of Health and Human Services data and records to enable monitoring and evaluation of the lifespan programs and activities.
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Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act of 2017 [HB-2531]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to automatically enroll eligible residents of Puerto Rico in Medicare's medical insurance program. Under current law, automatic enrollment applies to eligible residents of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico.
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FDA Regulatory Efficiency Act [S.1183]
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FDA Regulatory Efficiency Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a third-party quality system assessment program to accredit persons to assess whether a medical device manufacturer's quality system can ensure the safety and effectiveness or substantial equivalence of an approved medical device after certain changes, including changes in manufacturing or changes to enhance device safety. Device manufacturers with quality systems that have been certified by an accredited
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