Home And Outpatient Care

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US Congress 117th Congress

Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 [HB-8876] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
To reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 12/05/2022

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Expressing support for the designation of June 19, 2022, as "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in order to increase public alertness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease, the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings for sickle cell trait carriers, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions related to sickle cell disease. [HR-1176] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ]
Expressing support for the designation of June 19, 2022, as "World Sickle Cell Awareness Day" in order to increase public alertness across the United States and global community about sickle cell disease, the continued need for empirical research, early detection screenings for sickle cell trait carriers, novel effective treatments leading to a cure, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell anemia and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 06/15/2022

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Medicare for All Act of 2022 [S.4204] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/12/2022

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Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022 [S.4170] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
A bill to reauthorize programs for mental health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/10/2022

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VA Workforce Improvement, Support, and Expansion (WISE) Act of 2022 [S.4156] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to improve the workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/05/2022

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Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act [HB-7500] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Military ]
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Veronica Escobar Became Public Law No: 117-190. on 10/10/2022

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Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2022 [S.3937] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Telecommunications ]
A bill to establish a home-based telemental health care demonstration program for purposes of increasing mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and for individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/28/2022

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Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act [HB-7158] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of care in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable to live independently, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/05/2022

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Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022 [HB-6860] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022

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Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022 STRONG Veterans Act of 2022 [HB-6411] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/11/2022

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Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act [HB-6400] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/13/2022

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A bill to establish or continue a multidisciplinary research program to advance the discovery and preclinical development of medical products for priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic, and for other purposes. [S.3489] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to establish or continue a multidisciplinary research program to advance the discovery and preclinical development of medical products for priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/12/2022

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Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2021 [S.3417] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Healthcare ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/16/2021

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Telehealth Extension Act of 2021 [HB-6202] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements for the provision of certain high-cost durable medical equipment and laboratory testing; to extend and expand access to telehealth services; and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/10/2021

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Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021 Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 [S.3255] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/18/2021

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Cures 2.0 Act [HB-6000] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ]
To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 01/04/2022

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Expanded Telehealth Access Act [S.3193] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/04/2021

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Expanding Access to Diabetes Self-Management Training Act of 2021 [HB-5804] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services, to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the provision of virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/01/2021

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Choose Home Care Act of 2021 [HB-5514] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve extended care services by providing Medicare beneficiaries with an option for cost effective home-based extended care under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/08/2021

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Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021 Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 [HB-5543] [Mental Health ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/14/2021

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