Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 [HB-1956]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to expand and expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
HB-1956: Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2021
Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021 [S.782]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to modernize Federal nursing home protections and to enhance care quality and transparency for nursing home residents and their families.
S.782: Nursing Home Reform Modernization Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/16/2021
Disability Employment Incentive Act [S.630]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under the work opportunity credit, increase the work opportunity credit for vocational rehabilitation referrals, qualified SSI recipients, and qualified SSDI recipients, expand the disabled access credit, and enhance the deduction for expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.
S.630: Disability Employment Incentive Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/09/2021
Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021 [HB-1611]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under Medicare.
HB-1611: Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/09/2021
Jim Ramstad Legacy of Recovery Act [HB-1495]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for services for the treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution for mental diseases, and for other purposes.
HB-1495: Jim Ramstad Legacy of Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2021
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 [HB-1324]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in hospital emergency departments who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.
HB-1324: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2021
K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021 [HB-1355]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
To provide health care and benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, and for other purposes.
HB-1355: K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/25/2021
K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021 [S.454]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to provide health care and benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, and for other purposes.
S.454: K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
Telehealth Modernization Act [HB-1332]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
HB-1332: Telehealth Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2021
Continued Funding for Senior Services During COVID–19 Act [S.440]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Funding ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
A bill to provide continued funding for services under the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
S.440: Continued Funding for Senior Services During COVID–19 Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 [S.467]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in hospital emergency departments who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.
S.467: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/25/2021
HB-1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers Act Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 Worker Health Coverage Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth
Signed By President. on 03/11/2021
You have voted HB-1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers Act Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 Worker Health Coverage Protection Act.
Telehealth Modernization Act [S.368]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
S.368: Telehealth Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/23/2021
Living Donor Protection Act of 2021 [S.377]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.
S.377: Living Donor Protection Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/23/2021