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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act [HB-1333] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Consumer Protection ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl L. Carter Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017

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State (Texas)
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] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Budget and Spending ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dawnna Dukes Read First Time on 03/20/2017

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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] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility with respect to providing premium assistance under the Medicaid program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017

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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] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017

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Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1322] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio. [HR-165] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [International ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017

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Self-Insurance Protection Act [HB-1304] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/06/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Alternative onsite sewage systems; sampling. [SB-1577] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Water ] [Public Health ]
Alternative onsite sewage systems; sampling. Provides that the Department of Health shall evaluate the need for 180-day biochemical oxygen demand sampling of small alternative onsite sewage systems that serve no more than three attached or detached single-family residences with a combined average flow of less than or equal to 1,000 gallons per day of residential strength sewage, or a structure with an average daily sewage flow of less than or equal to 1,000 gallons per day of residential strength sewage, and shall report its findings to the Chairmen (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark J. Peake Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 476 (effective 7/1/17) on 03/13/2017

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Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act [S.523] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Taxes ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to excise taxes on manufacturers, to impose a one cent per milligram fee on the sale of active opioids by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. The fee excludes prescription drugs used exclusively for the treatment of opioid addiction as part of a medically assisted treatment effort. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish a program to provide rebates or discounts to cancer and hospice patients to ensure that they do (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/02/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the administration of prophylaxis to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. [SB-1081] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to the administration of prophylaxis to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Hughes Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/09/2017

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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to required disclosures for prenatal genetic screening; imposing a civil penalty. [SB-1080] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to required disclosures for prenatal genetic screening; imposing a civil penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Konni Burton Read First Time on 03/07/2017

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US Congress 115th Congress

Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act [HB-1323] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Collins Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by survivors of fire fighters. [SB-1069] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by survivors of fire fighters.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Hughes Read First Time on 03/07/2017

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SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act [HB-1310] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants for mosquito control programs. The grant program is expanded so that grants may be used to address emerging, infectious mosquito-borne diseases and to improve existing control programs. The CDC must give preference to applicants that have: (1) a public health emergency due to a mosquito-borne disease, or (2) a control program that is consistent (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on airport security vehicles. [HB-2366] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Aerospace ]
Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on airport security vehicles.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvonne Davis Read First Time on 05/08/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment. [SB-1075] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Buckingham Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/19/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act [HB-1313] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Disabilities ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Health ]
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Reported (amended) By The Committee On Education And The Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I. on 12/11/2017

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Public Option Deficit Reduction Act [HB-1307] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Insurance ]
Public Option Deficit Reduction Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer a public health insurance option that ensures choice, competition, and stability of affordable, high-quality coverage throughout the United States. The bill declares that HHS's primary responsibility is to create a low-cost plan without compromising quality or access to care. The bill sets forth provisions related to the establishment and governance of the public health insurance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017

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Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 [HB-1318] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program under which HHS may make grants to states for the purpose of: (1) reviewing pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (maternal deaths); (2) establishing and sustaining a maternal mortality review committee to review relevant information; (3) ensuring that the state department of health develops a plan for ongoing health care provider education in order to improve the quality of maternal care, disseminate findings, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Signed By President. on 12/21/2018

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Medicaid Supplemental Rate Fund; created. [SB-1562] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Medicaid Supplemental Rate Fund. Creates the Medicaid Supplemental Rate Fund (the Fund) as a subfund of the Virginia Health Care Fund. Moneys in the Fund will be used to raise base Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospitals and health care providers in the Commonwealth. The bill requires nonprofit hospitals with over $300 million in annual revenues to pay state and local sales and use taxes, and such sales tax revenues will be deposited into the Fund. Nonprofit hospitals are currently exempt from paying state and local sales and use tax.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan S. Dunnavant Passed By Indefinitely In Finance With Letter (16-y 0-n) on 02/01/2017

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