STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act [S.2675]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States. Among other activities, HHS must establish an interagency task force to provide recommendations to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States; provide grants to states to implement surveillance systems to determine the prevalence, incidence, and distribution of such diseases; and increase awareness of neglected diseases of poverty among health care providers and the public.
S.2675: STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/23/2019
Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act [HB-4710]
[Defense ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[National Security ]
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include in each national defense strategy steps to strengthen the United States industrial base and to assure an uninterrupted supply of medicines, and for other purposes.
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Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019 [HB-4400]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to maintain a website and undertake other activities to educate health care providers, patients, and caregivers about biological products, biosimilar biological products, and interchangeable biosimilar biological products. Among other activities, HHS must develop or improve continuing education programs that address clinical considerations for biological and related products. Health care providers eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System in Medicare may count completion of such
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HB-4400: Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/20/2019
Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 [HB-4334]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes, reauthorizes, and revises several programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor relating to care for the elderly. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises programs that support caregivers of the elderly; informational services, such as pension counseling; nutritional services, such as meal delivery; disease prevention and health promotion services; community and workforce training regarding elder care; and abuse and neglect prevention services. The bill also
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HB-4334: Dignity in Aging Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Became Public Law No: 116-131. (txt | Pdf) on 03/25/2020
Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act [HB-3932]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Eliminates veterans' copayments for medication, hospital care, and medical services related to preventive health services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill expands the definition of preventive health services to include (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the
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HB-3932: Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/14/2019
Lower Health Care Costs Act [S.1895]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Makes a series of changes relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. Among other things, the bill applies in-network cost-sharing requirements to certain emergency and related nonemergency services that are provided out-of-network, and prohibits health care facilities and practitioners from billing above the applicable in-network cost-sharing rate for such services; revises certain requirements in order to expedite the approval of generics and biosimilars, including requirements relating to citizen petitions, application effective dates,
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S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 07/08/2019
Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019 [S.1872]
[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.
S.1872: Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/13/2019
Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019 [HB-3129]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Establishes, or authorizes to be established, a series of programs relating to cancer screenings for women. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration programs that (1) support certain cancer-screening training for health care providers at family planning and community health centers, and (2) support increased co-testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer among demographics that have disproportionate rates of cervical cancer.
HB-3129: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/06/2019
Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019 [S.1735]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes, or authorizes to be established, a series of programs relating to cancer screenings for women. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration programs that (1) support certain cancer-screening training for health care providers at family planning and community health centers, and (2) support increased co-testing of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer among demographics that have disproportionate rates of cervical cancer.
S.1735: Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/05/2019
TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act [HB-3073]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities. HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne
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HB-3073: TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/04/2019
VIP Act of 2019 Vaccination Information and Promotion Act of 2019 [HB-3058]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a program to improve the national rate of childhood vaccinations, including a public-awareness campaign and a grant program that supports vaccine education. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on changes in public attitudes toward childhood vaccinations.
HB-3058: VIP Act of 2019 Vaccination Information and Promotion Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/04/2019
Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2020 [S.1681]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
A bill to educate health care providers and the public on biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.
S.1681: Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/18/2020
Kay Hagan Tick Act TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act [S.1657]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Grants ]
Establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must develop a national strategy to address, and coordinate the federal response to, Lyme disease and other tick- and vector-borne diseases. The office must support research initiatives, tick- and disease-surveillance programs, and diagnostic-testing development, among other activities. HHS must also award grants to support the establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Tick and Vector-Borne
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S.1657: Kay Hagan Tick Act TICK Act Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 11/05/2019
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019 [S.1638]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Doubles the number of authorized special masters in the Office of Special Masters within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which decides claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
S.1638: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/23/2019
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-3003]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Doubles the number of authorized special masters in the Office of Special Masters within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which decides claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
HB-3003: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019 [S.1654]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Modifies the excise tax on certain vaccines to (1) automatically impose the tax on vaccines that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds to the Vaccine Injury Table, and (2) require HHS to notify the Department of the Treasury and Congress when new vaccines are added to the table. (The excise tax funds the National Vaccine Injury Program, which compensates people who have been injured by vaccines listed on the table.)
S.1654: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/23/2019
FORWARD Act of 2019 Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2019 [S.1567]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Data Privacy ]
Establishes programs to support the research of endemic fungal diseases and the development of antifungal drugs. (Endemic fungal diseases are fungal infections, e.g., Valley fever, that tend to to occur in specific geographic areas and affect particular at-risk populations, e.g., older adults.)Specifically, the bill establishes the Endemic Fungal Disease Working Group to review, coordinate, and make recommendations about the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) efforts to address endemic fungal diseases. The working group is comprised
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S.1567: FORWARD Act of 2019 Finding Orphan-disease Remedies With Antifungal Research and Development Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019