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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2019 [S.970]
[Healthcare ]
[Student Loans ]
[Public Health ]
Makes the provision of physical therapy services a profession eligible for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program. The NHSC Loan Repayment Program assists specified health care professionals to repay eligible student loans in exchange for providing services in areas with limited access to health care.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/01/2019
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Medicare for All Act of 2019 [S.1129]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2019 [S.995]
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[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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 02/25/2020
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Ensuring FEDVIP and FLTCIP Coverage During Shutdowns Act [HB-2004]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Prohibits the termination of federal-employee dental, vision, and long-term-care insurance coverage as a result of unpaid premiums or other periodic charges in the event of a lapse in appropriations that results in an employee being furloughed or an excepted employee working without pay. This includes supplemental dental, vision, and long-term-care insurance policies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/12/2019
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Ensuring FEDVIP and FLTCIP Coverage During Shutdowns Act [S.973]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Prohibits the termination of federal-employee dental, vision, and long-term-care insurance coverage as a result of unpaid premiums or other periodic charges in the event of a lapse in appropriations that results in an employee being placed in a nonpay status. This includes supplemental dental, vision, and long-term-care insurance policies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/01/2019
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Expanding Care for Veterans Act [HB-1963]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of research and education on and delivery of complementary and integrative medicine services (products and practices that are not currently part of mainstream, conventional medical practice) for veterans. The bill also requires the VA to define in regulations the meaning of complementary and integrative medicine. The VA must implement a three-year program at not fewer than 15 VA medical centers to assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
Introduced In House on 03/28/2019
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Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act [S.901]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Makes individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (i.e., individuals who experienced onset of the disease before age 60) eligible for certain federal grants and programs that support older adults. Under current law, these grants and programs serve only individuals 60 and older.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/27/2019
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Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Act [HB-1903]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Makes individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (i.e., individuals who experienced onset of the disease before age 60) eligible for certain federal grants and programs that support older adults. Under current law, these grants and programs serve only individuals 60 and older.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/27/2019
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Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2019 [HB-1901]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
Directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish and biennially update a list of all rehabilitation innovation centers. The bill defines rehabilitation innovation centers as nonprofit or government-owned rehabilitation facilities that (1) hold specified federal research and training designations for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke rehabilitation research; and (2) serve at least a certain number of Medicare patients. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must analyze the three most recent years of cost report
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/28/2019
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Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 [HB-1884]
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[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises various requirements for private health insurance plans and associated plan-holder cost sharing. Specifically, the bill increases premium assistance for low-income households and specifies that the coverage affordability requirements for employer-sponsored plans extend to family members of employees based on the employee's required contribution as a percentage of the employee's income. Further, the bill prohibits specified agency actions that would weaken the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with respect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2019
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Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-1839]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
Alters several Medicaid programs and funding provisions. (Sec. 2) The bill temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home- and community-based services. (Sec. 3) The bill also establishes a state Medicaid option to provide for medical assistance with respect to coordinated care provided through a health home (i.e., a designated provider or team of health-care professionals) for children with medically complex conditions. States must determine payment methodologies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Became Public Law No: 116-16. on 04/18/2019
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Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2019 [HB-1777]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
Addresses matters related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals in certain federal programs serving older Americans. It includes an individual's LGBT status within the scope of the greatest social needs served by such programs. In addition, an LGBT individual shall be considered a minority for purposes of such programs and services for older adults. Among other activities, the Administration on Aging must (1) establish the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging to provide eligible organizations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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VA Billing Accountability Act [HB-1802]
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[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make co-payments for medications, hospital care, nursing home care, and medical services in certain situations. Specifically, a veteran may have such co-payments waived if (1) an error committed by the VA or a non-VA facility delayed co-payment notification to the veteran, and (2) the veteran received such notification later than 180 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: Rep. Steve King
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act [S.851]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence. In
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/14/2019
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Removing Barriers to Person- and Family-Centered Care Act of 2019 [S.829]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a program through which entities may implement alternative payment models for providing care to individuals who (1) are enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or both; (2) have advanced chronic conditions (e.g., late-stage cancer); and (3) have demonstrated cognitive impairment or functional limitations. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award cooperative agreements to specified organizations to provide person- and family-centered care for such individuals, particularly through collaboratives with providers and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/14/2019
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A resolution designating March 22, 2019, as "National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day". [SR-117]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
This resolution designates March 22, 2019, as National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day. Additionally, the resolution commends rehabilitation counselors and professional organizations assisting individuals who require rehabilitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. (text: Cr 3/14/2019 S1908-1909) on 03/26/2019
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Improving Access to Mental Health Act of 2019 [S.782]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Increases the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services. The bill excludes clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare. Additionally, the bill alters the definition of clinical social worker services as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, such services (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses, and (2) exclude services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility as a condition
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Lee Sinema
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/13/2019
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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 [HB-1682]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/13/2019
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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 [S.753]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/12/2019
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Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2019 [HB-1659]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care facilities to help such facilities prepare for power outages during and after natural disasters. Eligible grant activities include the purchase of backup power sources (e.g., generators) and the creation of regional resource directories.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica S. Wilson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/09/2019