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US Congress 115th Congress
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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[Senior Citizens ]
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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[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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 Barton Boysko
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2017
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ACHE Act Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act [HB-786]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
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 M. 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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[Recreation ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
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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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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 R. 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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[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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 M. 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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[Healthcare ]
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 P. 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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[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
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]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
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 and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
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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[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Relating to the establishment of a community development grocery store and healthy corner store revolving loan fund program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Borris L. Miles
Read First Time on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation. [SB-1178]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Prescription of buprenorphine without naloxone; limitation. Provides that prescriptions for products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only (i) for patients who are pregnant, (ii) when converting a patient from methadone to buprenorphine containing naloxone for a period not to exceed seven days, or (iii) as permitted by regulations of the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing. The bill contains an emergency clause and has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to HB 2163.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Senate Concurred In Governor's Recommendation (39-y 0-n) on 04/05/2017
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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals. [HB-797]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals. This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to transparency in the rate-setting processes for the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs. [HB-1524]
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Relating to transparency in the rate-setting processes for the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eugene Wu
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation. [HB-2163]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
Prescription of buprenorphine without naloxone; limitation. Provides that prescriptions for products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only (i) for patients who are pregnant, (ii) when converting a patient from methadone to buprenorphine containing naloxone for a period not to exceed seven days, or (iii) as permitted by regulations of the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing. The bill contains an emergency clause and has an expiration date of July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 1178.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bernard Bell
Placed On Calendar on 04/05/2017
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Relating to the transfer of certain functions related to emergency services districts from the Department of Agriculture to the Texas Division of Emergency Management. [HB-1510]
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[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Relating to the transfer of certain functions related to emergency services districts from the Department of Agriculture to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini
Signed By The Governor on 06/15/2017
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Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 [S.260]
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[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare 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. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S597) on 02/01/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the election of board members of certain emergency services districts. [HB-1509]
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[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Relating to the election of board members of certain emergency services districts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason A. Isaac
Read First Time on 03/09/2017
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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. [HJR-51]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
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: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017