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.
HB-1333: Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl L. Carter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dawnna Dukes
Read First Time on 03/20/2017
You have voted 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..
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
You have voted 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..
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
You have voted 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..
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
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HB-1322: Women's Health Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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.
HR-165: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
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.
HB-1304: Self-Insurance Protection Act
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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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
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SB-1577: Alternative onsite sewage systems; sampling.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark J. Peake
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 476 (effective 7/1/17) on 03/13/2017
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
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S.523: Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/02/2017
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
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HB-1310: SMASH Act Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
You have voted SB-1075: Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment..
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
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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
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HB-1307: Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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,
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HB-1318: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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.