Health
Utah 2017 General Session
Rural Health Services Account Amendments [HB-459]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Rural Health Services Account Amendments
Spread the world
Gettr
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to adopt or enforce a smoking ban on the premises of certain businesses. [HB-1348]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to adopt or enforce a smoking ban on the premises of certain businesses.
Spread the world
Utah 2017 General Session
Medicaid Dental Waiver Amendments [SB-274]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Medicaid Dental Waiver Amendments
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2017 [HB-628]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to maintain, upon repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, the requirements that: (1) health insurance includes coverage for preexisting conditions, and (2) health insurers accept every employer and every individual in a group that applies for coverage in the group market and every individual that applies for coverage in the individual
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act [S.196]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, upon determination of a public health emergency, to provide for the convening of a group of federal officials to prepare monthly reports concerning such matters as funding, collaboration, and best practices. The bill makes appropriations to the Public Health Emergency Fund upon determination of an emergency. Funding is subject to a calculation that compares amounts available in the fund to average public health emergency relief
(continued...)
Spread the world
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Hospital data reporting; charity care policies and other activities, clarifies definition. [HB-2225]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Hospital data reporting; charity care and other activities. Defines "charity care" as care provided in accordance with a provider's policy of providing health care services free of charge or at a reduced rate because of the indigence or medical indigence of the patient. The bill requires all hospitals, doctors of medicine and osteopathy, and dentists licensed to practice as oral and maxillofacial surgeons to whom a certificate of public need has been issued to establish charity care policies and post information about such policies in a public place;
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2017 [HB-626]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Recreation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, for purposes of determining whether inpatient rehabilitation-facility services are reasonable and necessary under Medicare, to include recreational-therapy services among the therapeutic modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation-therapy program.
Spread the world
Utah 2017 General Session
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act [SB-270]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Sports ]
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act [HB-640]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services, for certain states awarded a grant to establish a health insurance exchange, to report on how awarded amounts were used and rescind unobligated amounts. This applies to any state that terminates operation of its exchange or transfers operation to another entity. Such a state must provide to the General Services Administration any property acquired through the grant
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Obamacare Replacement Act [S.222]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions and the essential health benefits, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits.
(continued...)
Spread the world
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program. [SB-661]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program.
Spread the world
Utah 2017 General Session
Concurrent Resolution Regarding a National Crisis Hotline [HCR-25]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Concurrent Resolution Regarding a National Crisis Hotline
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Women's Public Health and Safety Act [HB-656]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Women's Public Health and Safety Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to exclude from participation in the state's Medicaid program a provider that performs an abortion, unless: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) the woman suffers from a physical issue that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 [HB-644]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortion. Health care providers include health care professionals, health care facilities, social services providers, health care professional training programs, and health
(continued...)
Spread the world
Utah 2017 General Session
Health Care Patient Privacy Amendments [HB-435]
[Healthcare ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Health Care Patient Privacy Amendments
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act [HB-635]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
CHOICE Act Consumer Health Options and Insurance Competition Enhancement Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer, throughout the United States, a public health insurance option that provides value, choice, competition, and the stability of affordable, high-quality coverage. Plans under the public health insurance option must be qualified health plans and must include plans with bronze, silver, and gold tier benefits. (Qualified health plans are sold on health insurance
(continued...)
Spread the world
Utah 2017 General Session
Addiction Recovery Amendments [SB-258]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Addiction Recovery Amendments
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act [HB-662]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Education ]
MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act This bill lessens the organizational requirements that hospital-based nursing and allied-health education programs must meet in order to be eligible to receive certain Medicare payments for program support.
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act [HB-676]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act This bill establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care. Only public or nonprofit institutions may participate. Nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that deliver care in their own
(continued...)
Spread the world
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Nursing home family councils; rights of family members. [HB-2072]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
Nursing home family councils; rights of family members. Provides that no family member of a resident of a nursing home or other resident representative shall be restricted from participating in meetings in the facility with the families or resident representatives of other residents in the facility.