Long-term, Rehabilitative, And Terminal Care
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds. [HB-5723]
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the site neutral payment rate for certain discharges from long-term care hospitals that involve severe wounds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sander M. Levin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/19/2016
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Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016 [HB-5713]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, among other Acts, to modify provisions related to long-term care hospital (LTCH) payments under Medicare. (Sec. 101) The bill amends the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 to revise the applicability of certain Medicare payment rules exempting LTCHs from negative payment adjustments for admissions from certain co-located hospitals beyond specified thresholds. These rules shall apply
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/22/2016
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Disability Integration Act of 2016 [HB-5689]
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[Housing ]
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[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Disability Integration Act of 2016 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, as an alternative to institutionalization, to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/22/2016
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals. [HB-5688]
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a temporary exception to the application of the Medicare long-term care hospital site neutral provisions for certain spinal cord specialty hospitals. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish, with respect to certain spinal cord specialty hospitals, a temporary exemption from specified Medicare payment limits applicable to long-term care hospital (LTCH) inpatient services. Current law generally applies payment limits to inpatient services for LTCHs
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/19/2016
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To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs). [HB-5559]
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To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs).
Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/29/2016
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Personalize Your Care Act 2.0 [HB-5555]
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Personalize Your Care Act 2.0
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/29/2016
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Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 [HB-536]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve a waiver of the uniform tax requirement (whether or not the tax is broad based), regardless of whether the state concerned satisfies certain requirements, for any state with a provider tax that does not apply to continuing care retirement communities or life care communities that: (1) have no beds certified to provide medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, or (2) do not provide services for which
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Womack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/30/2015
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Social Security Disability Fairness Act of 2016 [HB-5347]
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[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Social Security Disability Fairness Act of 2016 This bill 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: Rep. Ron Kind
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/02/2016
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Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 [HB-5273]
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Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEDICARE PART A (Sec. 101) The bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop, with respect to claims for hospital services, codes under the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) for similar inpatient and outpatient hospital services. (Sec. 102) The bill establishes processes for adjusting a hospital's Medicare payments based on the hospital's overall proportion of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/08/2016
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Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act [HB-5018]
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[Crime ]
[Funding ]
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Elder Protection and Abuse Prevention Act This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) ensure that all programs funded under such Act include appropriate training in elder abuse prevention and services addressing elder justice and exploitation; and (2) update periodically the need for such training related to prevention of abuse, neglect, and exploitation (including financial exploitation) of older adults. The Administration has a duty and function to:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016
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Cranial Prosthetic Medicaid Coverage Enhancement Act [HB-4989]
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Cranial Prosthetic Medicaid Coverage Enhancement Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to alter coverage requirements under a state plan for medical assistance. Specifically, a state plan that provides medical assistance for an individual's inpatient hospital services shall also provide biennial medical assistance to the individual for one cranial prosthesis, as specified by the bill. (A cranial prosthesis is a custom-made wig designed for a patient who has suffered hair loss as a result of a medical condition or treatment.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/22/2016
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-4974]
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[Real Estate ]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Provides appropriations to DOD for Military Construction for: the Army; the Navy and Marine Corps; the Air Force; Defense-Wide agencies and activities (other than military departments); the Army and Air National Guard; and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves. Provides appropriations to DOD for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program. Provides appropriations to DOD for Construction and Operation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles W. Dent
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 503. on 05/26/2016
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Better Care, Lower Cost Act [HB-4878]
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Better Care, Lower Cost Act This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish an integrated chronic care delivery program through which qualified "Better Care Programs" (BCPs) shall: (1) promote accountability and better care management for chronically ill patient populations, (2) coordinate items and services under Medicare, and (3) encourage investment in infrastructure and redesigned care processes. A health plan (including a Medicare Advantage plan) or group of providers may participate as a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/29/2016
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Credit for Caring Act of 2016 [HB-4708]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Credit for Caring Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an eligible caregiver a new tax credit for 30% of the cost of long-term care expenses that exceed $2,000, up to $3,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines "eligible caregiver" as an individual who pays or incurs expenses for providing care to a spouse or other dependent relative with long-term care needs and who has earned income for the taxable year in excess of $7,500.
Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Introduced In House on 03/03/2016
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Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016 [HB-4650]
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Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016 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 and satellite facilities. This rule reduces payments to a long-term care facility that admits proportionately more patients from any single hospital.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2016
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Living Donor Protection Act of 2016 [HB-4616]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
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Living Donor Protection Act of 2016 This bill prohibits discrimination based on an individual's status as a living organ donor in the offering, issuance, cancellation, coverage, price, or any other condition of a life insurance policy, disability insurance policy, or long-term care insurance policy. The bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to specifically include living organ donation as a serious health condition that entitles a covered employee to leave under that Act. The Department of Health and Human Services must update public
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2016
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Expanding Care for Veterans Act [HB-444]
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Expanding Care for Veterans Act Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of VA's research and education on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and alternative medicine services. Requires the Secretary to carry out, through VA's Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, a three-year program to: (1) assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of complementary and alternative medicine services selected by the Secretary with other VA health care services
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Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/06/2015
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Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 [HB-4435]
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[Mental Health ]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2016
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To provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium exception. [HB-441]
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[Senior Citizens ]
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 made
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Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Neugebauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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Medicare and Medicaid Improvements and Adjustments Act of 2015 [HB-4273]
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Medicare and Medicaid Improvements and Adjustments Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify payment rules and other provisions related to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The bill includes off-campus outpatient department (OPD) services in Medicare's prospective payment system (in which predetermined amounts form the basis of payment) with respect to departments that are under development. The existing Medicare payment adjustment for cancer hospitals shall apply to off-campus
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/18/2015