Equal Health Care for All Act [S.3073]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
A bill to prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.
S.3073: Equal Health Care for All Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Alex Padilla
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/26/2021
Equitable Health Care for All Act [HB-5742]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
To prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.
HB-5742: Equitable Health Care for All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/26/2021
VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act [HB-4626]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require an independent assessment of health care delivery systems and management processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs be conducted once every 10 years, and for other purposes.
HB-4626: VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Bost
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/17/2021
Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act [S.2368]
[Defense ]
[Housing ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the provision of military housing to members of the Armed Forces and their families through private entities, and for other purposes.
S.2368: Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 07/15/2021
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-4387]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health, to improve obstetric care in rural areas, and for other purposes.
HB-4387: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/21/2021
Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021 [HB-4043]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
HB-4043: Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/22/2021
Veterans Health Care Freedom Act [HB-2910]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of veterans to access medical care in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and in the community by providing the veterans the ability to choose health care providers.
HB-2910: Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2021
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021 [S.2048]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.
S.2048: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2021
Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey Act of 2021 [S.2022]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to enable States to better provide access to whole genome sequencing clinical services for certain undiagnosed children under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
S.2022: Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/10/2021
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021 [HB-3650]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes.
HB-3650: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 06/01/2021
Better Way for Providers To Repay Act of 2021 [HB-3589]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
To provide for a 1-year delay for the recoupment of certain payments made under the accelerated or advance payment programs under the Medicare program.
HB-3589: Better Way for Providers To Repay Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/31/2021
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021 [S.1893]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States, and for other purposes.
S.1893: Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/27/2021
COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021 [S.1867]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other purposes.
S.1867: COVID–19 Origin Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Received In The House. on 05/28/2021
Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act [HB-3452]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes.
HB-3452: Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2021