Immunology And Vaccination

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Care for COVID-19 Act [HB-6311] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz Introduced In House on 03/19/2020

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Care for COVID-19 Act [HB-6311] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz Introduced In House on 03/19/2020

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Rapid Coverage for Coronavirus Vaccines Act [S.3505] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent or diagnose COVID-19 within 15 days.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/17/2020

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Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2020 [S.3514] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deploy drugs, vaccines, biological products, medical devices, and other supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile directly to health programs or facilities operated by the Indian Health Service (IHS), tribes, or tribal organizations. Such supplies from the stockpile are used to respond to public health emergencies. Specifically, if HHS distributes pandemic or epidemic products (e.g., drugs or medical devices) to states or other entities, HHS must also deploy such products directly (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/17/2020

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Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 [HB-6231] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Insurance ]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnostic tests for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) without imposing cost sharing. The requirement applies only: (1) to tests designated by the Department of Health and Human Services, and (2) during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020.The bill also shortens to 15 business days the time frame under which the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must issue a recommendation after a vaccine intended to treat or prevent COVID-19 is licensed by the Food and Drug (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Introduced In House on 03/12/2020

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Crowdfunding to Combat the Coronavirus Act [HB-6253] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Small Business ] [Cybersecurity ] [Economic Development ]
(1) establishes an award for the successful development of a vaccine for the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19), and (2) extends specified Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration exemptions to issuers of securities responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. The bill provides appropriations for the purpose of awarding a prize to the creator of a vaccine that (1) reduces the incidence and mortality rate of COVID-19 by more than 50%, and (2) is affordable and widely available to the public. Additionally, an issuer of securities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner Introduced In House on 03/12/2020

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Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 [HB-6222] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Shortens the time frame under which private health insurance plans must cover certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, health plans have one year to cover services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Under this bill, health plans must cover such services to prevent, diagnose, and treat COVID-19 within 15 days.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Introduced In House on 03/12/2020

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Care for COVID–19 Act [S.3442] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/11/2020

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Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-6074] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Public Health ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Telecommunications ]
Provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. DIVISION A--CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 This division provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the State Department, and the Small Business Administration to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. The division funds programs that address issues such as developing, manufacturing, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Became Public Law No: 116-123. (txt | Pdf) on 03/06/2020

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Coronavirus Vaccine Act [S.3370] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ]
Directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to conduct or support research to develop a coronavirus vaccine.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/02/2020

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A resolution supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in developing countries with vaccines and immunization through GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. [SR-511] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
This resolution commends the work of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) to expand access to vaccines and immunizations in developing countries, affirms U.S. support for GAVI, and encourages continued collaboration with GAVI to introduce and sustain the use of new and underused vaccines in immunization programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Resolution Agreed To In Senate With An Amendment And An Amended Preamble By Voice Vote. on 06/16/2020

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Supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in poor countries with vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance. [HR-861] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Poverty ]
This resolution supports the principles and goals of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), affirms U.S. support for the purchase of vaccines for developing countries through GAVI, and encourages continued collaboration with, and investment in, GAVI to introduce and sustain new and underused vaccines in immunization programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, And International Organizations. on 04/03/2020

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Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act of 2019 [HB-3865] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requires the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support research on the extent to which components (including contaminants and substances used as fragrances, colorants, dyes, and preservatives) in feminine hygiene products pose health risks to women who use the products or to the children of women who use the products during or before pregnancy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/22/2019

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Global Health Security Act of 2020 [S.3302] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [International ] [National Security ]
Establishes a permanent, presidentially appointed position to manage outbreak response efforts. Specifically, the bill establishes the role of Special Advisor for Global Health Security who shall (1) serve as the President's principal advisor on global health security and global health emergencies (2) coordinate U.S. efforts to carry out global health security activities, and (3) convene the Global Health Security Interagency Review Council. The bill establishes such council to provide policy guidance to participating agencies on global health security (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/13/2020

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Protecting Americans from Seasonal Influenza Act of 2020 [HB-5729] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Insurance ]
Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to increase seasonable influenza vaccination rates in states that have sustained influenza vaccination rates below recommended levels. State health agencies receiving such grants must include at least one of the elements set out in the bill in their programs. Among others, these include (1) increasing outreach to vulnerable populations, (2) encouraging employer-based vaccination programs, and (3) coordinating between health care providers and insurers to reduce out-of-pocket (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Introduced In House on 01/30/2020

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National Biomedical Research Act [S.3161] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
A bill to establish the "Biomedical Innovation Fund", and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/08/2020

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Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 [HB-5534] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
Indefinitely extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have other coverage. Under current law, Medicare coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 116-687, Part I. on 12/24/2020

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National Biomedical Research Act [HB-5400] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ] [Medicare and Medicaid ]
Establishes and makes deposits into the Biomedical Innovation Fund for initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for advancing medical innovation, including by supporting (1) research for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; (2) research for diseases that disproportionally account for federal health care spending; (3) the development, review, and post-market surveillance of medical products; (4) early-career scientists, including researchers from traditionally underrepresented groups; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/12/2019

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Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 [HB-19] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ] [Budget and Spending ]
Establishes and modifies several requirements to address prescription drug prices under Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs. The bill generally limits payment amounts for drugs and biologics under Medicare medical services, reduces cost-sharing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, modifies certain authorities and requirements under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, revises provisions relating to regulatory approval and commercial availability of generics and biosimilars, and establishes several reporting requirements for drug manufacturers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 12/19/2019

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Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019 [HB-5076] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
Specifies that certain deductible, coinsurance, initial coverage limit, and cost-sharing requirements that apply under the Medicare prescription drug benefit shall not apply with respect to vaccines that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must provide to Medicare beneficiaries specified information regarding (1) coverage of vaccines for seniors, and (2) access to recommended vaccines without cost-sharing.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 11/13/2019

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