SR-67: A resolution expressing support for health and wellness coaches and for the designation of February 13, 2017, through February 19, 2017, as "National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week".
Sponsored by: Sen. Martin Heinrich
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1416; Text Of Measure As Passed: Cr S1399) on 02/17/2017
You have voted SR-67: A resolution expressing support for health and wellness coaches and for the designation of February 13, 2017, through February 19, 2017, as "National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week"..
HR-146: Expressing support for the designation of February 22, 2017, as "National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day", coinciding with American Heart Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/24/2017
You have voted HR-146: Expressing support for the designation of February 22, 2017, as "National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day", coinciding with American Heart Month..
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act [S.413]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)
S.413: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/16/2017
ACE Kids Act of 2017 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 [S.428]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
ACE Kids Act of 2017 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 This bill allows a state Medicaid program or child health plan to provide coordinated care through enhanced pediatric health homes (EPHHs) for children who have complex medical conditions. Pursuant to an agreement with a state, an EPHH offers: (1) comprehensive pediatric care management, (2) care coordination and health promotion, (3) comprehensive transitional care, (4) patient and family support, (5) referrals to community and social support services, (6) the use of health information
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S.428: ACE Kids Act of 2017 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Sen. Portman, Rob [r-oh]* 02/16/2017 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [d-ca]* 02/16/2017 Sen. Blunt, Roy [r-mo]* 02/16/2017 Sen. Nelson, Bill [d-fl]* 02/16/2017 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [d-oh]* 02/16/2017 Sen. Gardner, Cory [r-co]* 02/16/2017 Sen. Murray, Patty [d-wa]* 02/16/2017 Sen. Roberts, Pat [r-ks] 03/14/2017 Sen. Moran, Jerry [r-ks] 04/27/2017 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [r-sc] 05/03/2017 Sen. Cochran, Thad [r-ms] 05/10/2017 Sen. Mccaskill, Claire [d-mo] 05/16/2017 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [d-il] 05/16/2017 Sen. Scott, Tim [r-sc] 05/22/2017 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [r-ms] 05/24/2017 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [d-il] 08/02/2017 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [d-ct] 09/11/2017 Sen. Fischer, Deb [r-ne] 09/12/2017 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [d-ct] 10/17/2017 Sen. Perdue, David [r-ga] 11/01/2017 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [d-ri] 02/15/2018 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [d-nd] 02/26/2018 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [d-wa] 03/15/2018 on 02/16/2017
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Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information to certain physicians or pharmacists. [SB-1484]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prescription Monitoring Program. Provides that the information in the possession of the Prescription Monitoring Program disclosed by the Director of Health Professions about a specific recipient who is a member of a Virginia Medicaid managed care program to a physician or pharmacist employed by the Virginia Medicaid managed care program may be disclosed to such physician's or pharmacist's clinical designee who holds a multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing or a license issued by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health
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SB-1484: Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information to certain physicians or pharmacists.
Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett W. Hanger
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 186 (effective 7/1/17) on 02/23/2017
SR-63: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week".
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1313) on 02/16/2017
You have voted SR-63: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week"..
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act [S.431]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that certain siting requirements applicable under the Medicare program shall not apply to telehealth services that are furnished after 2017 for purposes of evaluating an acute stroke. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall not pay an originating-site facility fee with respect to such telehealth services.
S.431: Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/16/2017
You have voted HB-2135: Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance and CHIP perinatal programs..
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; Impact of requiring community services boards. [HJR-779]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; impact of requiring community services boards to provide mental health services in jails; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the impact of requiring community services boards to provide mental health services in jails, including the benefits and costs of requiring community services boards to provide mental health services to inmates of jails in the Commonwealth and barriers to requiring community services boards to provide mental health services
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HJR-779: Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; Impact of requiring community services boards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rocky W. Holcomb
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1160]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish additional requirements for assigning Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare shared savings program. Under current law, the program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management. The bill requires the basis for assignment to reflect beneficiaries' utilization of not only primary care services provided by ACO physicians, but
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HB-1160: ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/02/2017
Drinking water; lead levels. [HB-2384]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Drinking water; lead levels. Directs the State Board of Health to adopt regulations establishing the action level for lead in drinking water as 10 parts per billion beginning January 1, 2018, and as five parts per billion beginning January 1, 2022. The bill authorizes the Board to establish lower action levels for lead in drinking water.
HB-2384: Drinking water; lead levels.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso H. Lopez
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2017
HB-2107: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and cannabis testing facilities; authorizing fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Turner
Committee Report Distributed on 05/09/2017
You have voted HB-2107: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and cannabis testing facilities; authorizing fees..
Enhancing Opportunities for Medical Doctors Act of 2017 [HB-1167]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Enhancing Opportunities for Medical Doctors Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to redistribute unused residency positions for which graduate medical education costs are paid under Medicare. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must: (1) reduce a hospital's resident limit by a specified amount if the hospital has unused residency positions and is not a rural hospital with fewer than 250 acute care inpatient beds, and (2) increase the resident limit for each qualifying hospital that
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HB-1167: Enhancing Opportunities for Medical Doctors Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
You have voted HB-2119: Relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty..
HB-2116: Relating to informal dispute resolutions for violations of health and safety standards at certain long-term care facilities; authorizing the imposition of costs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Klick
Placed On Local, Consent, And Res. Calendar on 05/12/2017
You have voted HB-2116: Relating to informal dispute resolutions for violations of health and safety standards at certain long-term care facilities; authorizing the imposition of costs..
Encouraging the Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable Act [HB-1151]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Encouraging the Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable Act This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to: post on its website information regarding how CMS prioritizes projects that have been proven effective in improving care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals; collect, from a participating state, available data regarding the quality of care or health outcomes
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HB-1151: Encouraging the Prioritization of the Most Vulnerable Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Hudson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
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Foster care; local in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance. [SB-1461]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Foster care; enrollment in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance. Directs local departments of social services to ensure that any individual who was in foster care on his eighteenth birthday is enrolled, unless the individual objects, in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance, provided that such individual is eligible to receive such health care services and was enrolled in such program on his eighteenth birthday. The bill requires local departments to provide basic information about such health care services and inform such
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SB-1461: Foster care; local in the Commonwealth's program of medical assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeremy S. McPike
Governor: Approved By Governor-chapter 203 (effective 7/1/17) on 02/23/2017
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017 [HB-1130]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to hospitals not located in a frontier state, a floor on the area wage adjustment factor for hospital inpatient and outpatient services covered under Medicare. (Such a floor already applies with respect to hospitals located in frontier states.)
HB-1130: Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/01/2017