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US Congress 115th Congress
End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 [HB-817]
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End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a critical access hospital or other hospital to comply, as a condition of participation in Medicare, with certain requirements related to billing for out-of-network services. With respect to an individual who has health benefits coverage and is seeking services, a hospital must provide notice as to: (1) whether the hospital, or any of the providers furnishing services to the individual at the hospital, is not within the health care provider
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/14/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Certificate of public need; denial of certain certificates. [HB-2227]
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[Children and Youth ]
Certificate of public need; denial of certain certificates. Prohibits the Commissioner of Health from denying an application for a certificate of public need for the addition of a new neonatal special care service at a medical care facility located in a planning district with a population of 275,000 or more in which there is only a single existing provider of such service or a new open heart surgery service at a medical care facility located in a planning district with a population of 2,000,000 or more in which there are two or more existing providers
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2017
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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018 [S.292]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 115-180. on 06/05/2018
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Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 [S.294]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Food ]
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/02/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to required coverage for obesity under group health benefit plans. [SB-756]
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Relating to required coverage for obesity under group health benefit plans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez
Read First Time on 02/22/2017
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Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 [S.253]
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Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 This bill repeals existing caps on Medicare payment for certain outpatient physical-therapy services and speech-language pathology services. Under current law, annual payment for such services is capped at $1,980 in 2017, with specified percentage increases to that limit in subsequent years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S596-597; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S597) on 02/01/2017
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Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 [S.261]
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Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board must include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole menu item; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per common unit of the item, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/01/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to mediation of the settlement of certain out-of-network health benefit claims involving balance billing. [HB-1566]
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Relating to mediation of the settlement of certain out-of-network health benefit claims involving balance billing.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Frullo
Laid On The Table Subject To Call on 05/03/2017
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A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. [SJR-17]
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A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. This joint resolution initiates the process to terminate the Independent Medicare Advisory Board, which issues annual recommendations for reducing growth in Medicare expenditures. Under current law, the enactment of a such a joint resolution is required in order to terminate the board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/01/2017
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Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 [HB-807]
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Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 This bill repeals existing caps on Medicare payment for certain outpatient physical-therapy services and speech-language pathology services. Under current law, annual payment for such services is capped at $1,980 in 2017, with specified percentage increases to that limit in subsequent years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
HIV or hepatitis B or C virus; testing for infection, order of magistrate. [HB-2097]
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Testing for infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C virus; order of magistrate. Allows a magistrate to issue an order requiring a person to provide a blood specimen for testing for human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis B or C virus when exposure to bodily fluids occurs between a person and a health care provider, person employed by or under the direction and control of a health care provider, law-enforcement officer or other person employed by a law-enforcement agency, firefighter, emergency medical services personnel,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2017
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ACHE Act Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act [HB-786]
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[Environmental ]
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[Mining ]
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[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
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ACHE Act Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act This bill requires the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct or support studies on the health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on individuals in the surrounding communities. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), upon receiving the results of these studies, must determine whether such mining presents any health risks to individuals in those communities. This bill applies to surface coal mining that uses blasting with explosives in the steep slope
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/10/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the sanitation and safety requirements for certain artificial bodies of water maintained for public recreational purposes. [SB-733]
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Relating to the sanitation and safety requirements for certain artificial bodies of water maintained for public recreational purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kelly Hancock
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/11/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Governor; 2018-2020 proposed budget; access to array of programs, services,& benefits; Medicaid. [HJR-707]
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Governor; 2018-2020 proposed budget; access to full array of programs, services, and benefits available under Medicaid. Encourages the Governor to include in his 2018-2020 proposed budget such language and amounts necessary to ensure access to the full array of programs, services, and benefits available under the federal Medicaid program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 [S.256]
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SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to replace the existing Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness Training) program with a pilot program that includes the same functions and additional initiatives. The pilot program must train health care providers and other related providers to: (1) identify potential human trafficking victims, (2) work with law enforcement to report and facilitate communication with such victims, (3)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/01/2017
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Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 [S.251]
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Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/01/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer. [HB-1539]
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Senfronia Thompson
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/25/2017
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A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. [SJR-16]
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[Budget and Spending ]
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A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act. This joint resolution initiates the process to terminate the Independent Medicare Advisory Board, which issues annual recommendations for reducing growth in Medicare expenditures. Under current law, the enactment of a such a joint resolution is required in order to terminate the board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/01/2017
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Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2017 [S.252]
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Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2017 This bill requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for prescription drugs dispensed to eligible low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit or a Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plan (PDP). Subject to civil monetary penalties, a Medicare or MA PDP sponsor must report, both to drug manufacturers and to the CMS, specified information related to the determination and payment of such rebates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/01/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the establishment of a community development grocery store and healthy corner store revolving loan fund program. [SB-723]
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[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
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Relating to the establishment of a community development grocery store and healthy corner store revolving loan fund program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Borris Miles
Read First Time on 02/21/2017