Long-term, Rehabilitative, And Terminal Care
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Credit for Caring Act of 2019 [S.1443]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Allows an eligible caregiver a tax credit of up to $3,000 for 30% of the cost of long-term care expenses that exceed $2,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines "eligible caregiver" as an individual who has earned income for the taxable year in excess of $7,500 and pays or incurs expenses for providing care to a spouse or other dependent relative with long-term care needs.
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Credit for Caring Act of 2019 [HB-2730]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Allows an eligible caregiver a tax credit of up to $3,000 for 30% of the cost of long-term care expenses that exceed $2,000 in a taxable year. The bill defines "eligible caregiver" as an individual who has earned income for the taxable year in excess of $7,500 and pays or incurs expenses for providing care to a spouse or other dependent relative with long-term care needs.
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Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 [HB-2569]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishes various programs to address substance use disorder and opioid addiction, including grants for treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services as well as a program to distribute overdose reversal drugs.
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Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 [HB-2594]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
Allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs) to receive payment under Medicare for hospice services. Currently, attending physicians who work for FQHCs and RHCs may provide hospice services only outside of FQHC or RHC work hours and must bill Medicare under their own provider numbers; FQHCs and RHCs may not receive payment under Medicare for such services.
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Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2019 [S.1365]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishes various programs to address substance use disorder and opioid addiction, including grants for treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services as well as a program to distribute overdose reversal drugs.
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 [S.1379]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Animals ]
[Defense ]
[Immigration ]
Reauthorizes, revises, and establishes several programs and entities relating to public health emergency preparedness and response. TITLE I--STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY STRATEGY(Sec. 101) This section expands the National Health Security Strategy requirements to address the prevention of plant and animal disease and evaluate potential health security threats from abroad. TITLE II--IMPROVING PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE(Sec. 201) This section reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative-agreement
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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2019 [HB-2408]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Establishes a specific benefit category (i.e., classification) for complex rehabilitation technology items under Medicare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set payment for such items in accordance with a specified methodology that includes certain clinical conditions and quality standards. The bill also excludes such items from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule). The bill defines complex rehabilitation technology item
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Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2019 [S.1223]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Disabilities ]
Excludes specified wheelchairs and associated accessories from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule).
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Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act [S.1229]
[Defense ]
[Housing ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Addresses protections for service members living in private military housing. Among other things, the bill (1) clarifies who is a landlord, (2) specifies housing oversight mechanisms and tenant rights, (3) creates a tenant complaint database, (4) establishes presumptions and medical coverage with respect to certain illnesses occurring while in such housing, (5) prohibits certain housing ownership interests, (6) allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to modify certain contracts, and (7) requires DOD to make certain reports.
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Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act [HB-2384]
[Defense ]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses Department of Defense (DOD) oversight and service member-protections in DOD-sponsored private military housing. Among other things, the bill covers contracts, unit inspection, remedying substandard conditions, handling housing-related injuries, and prohibiting improper financial interests by public officials. Specifically, DOD must establish requirements for entering into and renewing contracts with private landlords and must make the financial details of such agreements public. DOD must employ certified independent housing inspectors
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Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act [S.1017]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 in order to address the needs of caregivers, and for other purposes.
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State-Based, Market-Oriented, Prescription Drug Negotiations Act of 2019 [HB-2038]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizes health insurance issuers to jointly negotiate the prices for prescription drugs with the manufacturers of such drugs.
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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-2035]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Lifespan Respite Care Program, which supports state lifespan respite care services (i.e., services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs). The bill requires each state agency that is awarded a grant under the program to report any data required by the Department of Health and Human Services for program monitoring and evaluation.
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Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 [S.1190]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
Allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs) to receive payment under Medicare for hospice services. Currently, attending physicians who work for FQHCs and RHCs may provide hospice services only outside of FQHC or RHC work hours and must bill Medicare under their own provider numbers; FQHCs and RHCs may not receive payment under Medicare for such services.
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Inclusive Aging Act [S.1159]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office, and for other purposes.
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Inclusive Aging Act [S.1159]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office, and for other purposes.
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [S.1195]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [S.1195]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then
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