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US Congress 115th Congress
Lymphedema Treatment Act [S.497]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Lymphedema Treatment Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover certain lymphedema compression treatment items as durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)
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Local and Municipal Health Care Choice Act of 2017 [HB-1319]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Local and Municipal Health Care Choice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize a local government in a secondary state to provide group health coverage to its officers, employees, or retirees and their dependents through a local government employee health benefits pool or program authorized under the laws of a primary state unless the municipal league, municipal association, or county association in the secondary state objects. Such pools and programs must do business in the primary state. Such pools and programs
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the donation of a brain on a decedent's death. [HB-2406]
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[Public Health ]
Relating to the donation of a brain on a decedent's death.
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Relating to a study concerning maternal mortality and morbidity in the state's African American population. [HB-2403]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Relating to a study concerning maternal mortality and morbidity in the state's African American population.
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Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act [HB-1316]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act This bill adds certain transparency requirements for pharmacy benefits managers under Medicare, Medicare Advantage, TRICARE, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
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Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 [S.527]
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[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of a hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service with liability protection provided by the United States for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency or post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2018.
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Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2017 [S.520]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2017 This bill revises federal funding to states under the Medicaid program, including by capping annual funding on a per capita basis.
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Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act [HB-1333]
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[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.
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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.
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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]
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[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.
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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]
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[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.
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Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1322]
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[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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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio. [HR-165]
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[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.
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Self-Insurance Protection Act [HB-1304]
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[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.
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Alternative onsite sewage systems; sampling. [SB-1577]
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[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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Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act [S.523]
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[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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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the administration of prophylaxis to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. [SB-1081]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to the administration of prophylaxis to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum.
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Relating to required disclosures for prenatal genetic screening; imposing a civil penalty. [SB-1080]
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[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to required disclosures for prenatal genetic screening; imposing a civil penalty.
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Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act [HB-1323]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Reducing Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits under Medicaid Act
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Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by survivors of fire fighters. [SB-1069]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by survivors of fire fighters.