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LIFETIME Act Living Independently for Extended Time Act [S.2338]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
LIFETIME Act Living Independently for Extended Time Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to enable eligible states to develop innovative programs to meet the unique need for long-term services and supports in the state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/01/2015
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Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act [S.2297]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish an Advance Directive Certification Program. Under the program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall grant accreditation to advance directive vendors that meet specified accreditation criteria. CMS shall establish procedures for an eligible beneficiary to register the adoption of a certified advance directive under the program. Beneficiary registration in the program shall be optional, but each eligible
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/18/2015
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Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2015 [S.2265]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2015 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall provide mental health care to a veteran who: has a mental health issue resulting from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or other health condition incurred or aggravated on active duty; and lives in a rural or highly rural area. Such care may be provided by contracting with or providing payments to mental health care providers that are not VA-affiliated. Care shall be provided if: a VA-affiliated mental health care provider is not available
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/10/2015
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End of Suffering Act of 2015 [S.2204]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
End of Suffering Act of 2015 This bill prohibits any federal or state law, regulation, or agency action from restricting the right of a mentally competent adult who is suffering from an advanced illness with intolerable pain or a terminal illness to receive pain relief treatment from a physician. A physician who treats such an individual is not subject to criminal or civil prosecution or professional disciplinary action if the physician obtains the written informed consent of the patient through a form that must be developed by the Department of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/22/2015
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. [S.2196]
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories. (A competitive bidding program has replaced the use of established fee schedule amounts to determine payments under Medicare for certain durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/22/2015
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Veteran CARE Act Veteran Care Agreements Rule Enhancement Act [S.2179]
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[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Veteran CARE Act Veteran Care Agreements Rule Enhancement Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if unable to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under other authorized contracts or sharing agreements, to enter into a Veterans Care Agreement with an eligible provider to furnish such care and services. The VA shall review agreements exceeding $1 million annually at least once every two years. The VA shall establish a process for the certification of eligible providers. An eligible
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 10/08/2015
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Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2015 [S.2173]
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[Mental Health ]
[Social Security ]
Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services, (2) exclude clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare, and (3) alter the definition of "clinical social worker services" as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, "clinical social worker services": (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/08/2015
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Military Family Stability Act of 2015 [S.2137]
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[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Veterans ]
Military Family Stability Act of 2015 This bill allows a member of the Armed Forces undergoing a permanent change of station and the member's spouse to jointly elect that the spouse may relocate to the new location at the time during the covered relocation period as the member and spouse jointly select. The following families are eligible: the spouse is employed, or enrolled in a degree, certificate or license-granting program, at the beginning of the covered relocation period; the member and spouse have one or more children in school; the spouse
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 10/06/2015
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Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 [S.2123]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 TITLE I--SENTENCING REFORM (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to reduce from life to 25 years and from 20 to 15 years the enhanced mandatory minimum prison terms imposed on certain nonviolent defendants convicted of high-level repeat drug offenses (including unlawful import, export, manufacture, or distribution of, or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance). A high-level drug offense involves a very substantial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Grassley With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 10/26/2015
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of certain long-term care hospital payment rules and the moratorium on the establishment of certain hospitals and facilities. [S.2108]
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of certain long-term care hospital payment rules and the moratorium on the establishment of certain hospitals and facilities. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to delay by two additional years the application of negative payment adjustments under the "25-percent rule" to certain long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and satellite facilities. This rule reduces payments to a long-term care facility that admits proportionately more patients
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/30/2015
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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 [S.2082]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 This bill extends specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs. TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE (Sec. 101) Authority for collection of copayments for hospital care and nursing home care is extended through FY2016. (Sec. 102) The requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities is extended through December 31, 2016. (Sec. 103) The authorization of appropriations for assistance and support services for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Considered Under Suspension Of The Rules. (consideration: Cr H6719-6727) on 09/30/2015
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Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015 [S.2052]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medications, hospital care, nursing home care, and medical services if: an error committed by the VA or a VA employee was the cause of delaying copayment notification to the veteran, and the veteran received such notification later than 120 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) after the date on which the veteran received the care or services. In requiring
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 09/17/2015
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A bill to provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception. [S.202]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception. This bill amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, as amended by other specified federal law, with respect to the five-year moratorium begining April 1, 2014, on the establishment of long-term care (LTC) hospitals and LTC satellite facilities and on the increase of LTC hospital beds in existing LTC hospitals or satellite facilities for purposes of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. A technical correction is
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S349) on 01/21/2015
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Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2015 [S.2010]
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[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prescribe formulae for payment of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits over a period of 24 consecutive calendar months for individuals determined to be under a disability upon submission of a diagnosis of a terminal illness.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/09/2015
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Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act [S.2000]
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[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if unable to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under other authorized contracts or sharing agreements, to enter into a Veterans Care Agreement with an eligible provider to furnish such care and services. The VA shall review Agreements exceeding $1 million annually at least once every two years. The VA shall establish a process for the certification of eligible providers. An eligible provider
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 08/05/2015
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Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 [S.192]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Poverty ]
[Crime ]
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), with respect to the Administration on Aging, to require the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs to collect and analyze best practices related to responding to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in long-term care facilities, and publish a report on them. The Administration shall have a duty and function to: provide information and technical assistance to states, area agencies on aging, and service providers, in collaboration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Became Public Law No: 114-144. (txt | Pdf) on 04/19/2016
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Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 [S.1916]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers that may request from a telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund the necessary telecommunications and information services to serve persons who reside in rural areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 09/29/2016 Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-368. on 10/27/2016
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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2015 [S.1883]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer to improve the understanding of these cancers and of the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2020 and revised to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6138) on 07/29/2015
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Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1830]
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[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare, (2) exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and (3) authorize marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/22/2015
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LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 [S.1765]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include LGBT individuals (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals) within the purview of such Act, particularly their status as LGBT individuals among those with the greatest social need. Authorizes the Administration of Aging to: (1) designate within it a person with responsibility for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals; (2) conduct studies and collect data to determine the services needed by LGBT older individuals; and (3) establish and operate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/14/2015