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Verify Eligibility Coverage Act [HB-705]
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Verify Eligibility Coverage Act The bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to delay or deny an individual's initial eligibility for Medicaid benefits without providing a reasonable opportunity to submit evidence of a satisfactory immigration status or pending official verification of such status. A state that elects to provide a reasonable period for an individual to provide such evidence may not receive payment for amounts expended on the individual's medical assistance during that period. In FY2018-FY2026,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Collins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019
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Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 [S.233]
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Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility leases in specified amounts for: outpatient clinics in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Daytona Beach, Gainesville, and Ocala, Florida; Hampton Roads, Virginia; Missoula, Montana; Northern Colorado, Colorado; Oxnard and Santa Rosa, California; Pike County, Georgia; Portland, Maine; and Raleigh, North Carolina; an outpatient mental health clinic and an outpatient specialty clinic in Birmingham, Alabama; research space in Boston,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/24/2017
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VA Scheduling Accountability Act [HB-467]
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VA Scheduling Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical facility annually certifies that it is in full compliance with all provisions of law and regulations relating to scheduling appointments for veterans hospital care and medical services. The VA may not waive any applicable provision of such laws or regulations. If unable to make such certification, the facility shall provide the VA with an explanation of noncompliance and a description of compliance actions being taken.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/25/2017
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VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 [S.114]
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VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 TITLE I--APPROPRIATION OF AMOUNTS FOR VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM (Sec. 101) This bill provides funding for the Veterans Choice Program. TITLE II--PERSONNEL MATTERS (Sec. 201) The annual determination of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) staff shortages shall include shortages for a minimum of five clinical and five nonclinical occupations for each network. (Such determination currently includes the five occupations for which there are the largest Department of Veterans Affairs [VA]-wide shortages.)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 115-46. (txt | Pdf) on 08/12/2017
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Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-166]
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Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover nutritional planning, meals, and transportation as partial-hospitalization services under Medicare. The Department of Health and Human Services shall convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 [HB-90]
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Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility leases in specified amounts for: outpatient clinics in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Daytona Beach, Gainesville, and Ocala, Florida; Hampton Roads, Virginia; Missoula, Montana; Northern Colorado, Colorado; Oxnard and Santa Rosa, California; Pike County, Georgia; Portland, Maine; and Raleigh, North Carolina; an outpatient mental health clinic and an outpatient specialty clinic in Birmingham, Alabama; research space in Boston,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2017
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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act [HB-2479]
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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act This bill authorizes appropriations for the nation's infrastructure, including appropriations for: secure broadband internet access, with a prioritization on expanding broadband access in unserved areas; drinking water improvements, such as appropriations for the drinking water state revolving fund and programs for reducing lead in drinking water; the electric power grid, with a focus on grid modernization, security, resiliency, and efficiency; energy efficiency in buildings, including homes and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
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Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act [S.1169]
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Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow states to provide medical assistance to adults for residential addiction treatment facility services under the Medicaid program if such services are offered as part of a full continuum of evidence-based treatment services. "Residential addiction treatment facility services" are medically necessary inpatient services provided in an accredited, size-limited facility for the purpose of treating a substance use disorder within
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S3018) on 05/17/2017
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CRIB Act Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act [S.1148]
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CRIB Act Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to cover inpatient or outpatient services at a residential pediatric recovery center for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome) and their families.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/17/2017
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CRIB Act Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act [HB-2501]
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CRIB Act Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to cover inpatient or outpatient services at a residential pediatric recovery center for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome) and their families.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017
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Disability Integration Act of 2017 [HB-2472]
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Disability Integration Act of 2017 This bill prohibits states or local governments that provide institutional placements for individuals with disabilities who need long-term assistance with daily living activities or health-related tasks, and prohibits insurance providers that fund such long-term services, from denying community-based services that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017
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DATA Act of 2017 DMEPOS Access and Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-2445]
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DATA Act of 2017 DMEPOS Access and Transparency Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017
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CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017 [S.1016]
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CONNECT for Health Act of 2017 Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/03/2017
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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 [S.1001]
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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the payment system for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revise quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) require the Department of Health and Human
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/02/2017
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Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 [S.977]
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Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include: (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2619-2620; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2620) on 04/27/2017
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Disability Integration Act of 2017 [S.910]
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Disability Integration Act of 2017 This bill prohibits states or local governments that provide institutional placements for individuals with disabilities who need long-term assistance with daily living activities or health-related tasks, and prohibits insurance providers that fund such long-term services, from denying community-based services that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2451-2455) on 04/07/2017
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Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 [S.870]
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Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: extend the Independence at Home demonstration program; modify provisions regarding access to home dialysis therapy under Medicare and special needs plans under Medicare Advantage (MA); expand testing of the MA Value-Based Insurance Design test model; allow an MA plan to provide additional telehealth benefits to enrollees and, to chronically ill enrollees, certain supplemental health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Finance. Reported By Senator Hatch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-146. on 08/03/2017
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892]
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018
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Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1825]
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Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2017