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US Congress 117th Congress

Preventive Home Visit Act [S.2175] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of preventive home visits under Medicare, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2021

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Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2021 [HB-4065] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Science ]
To improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/22/2021

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EASE Behavioral Health Services Act Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act [HB-4036] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Telecommunications ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for Medicare and Medicaid mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Introduced In House on 06/22/2021

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Donald Payne, Sr., Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021 [S.2149] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Science ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, to increase participation in colorectal cancer screening in under-screened communities of color, to offset the COVID-19 pandemic driven declines in colorectal cancer screening, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2021

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RAISE Act Renal Anemia Innovation Support and Expansion Act [HB-2934] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Senior Citizens ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove from the list of drugs excluded from coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program prescription oral vitamins and mineral products indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in individuals with chronic kidney disease.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom O'Halleran Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/30/2021

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Audio-Only Telehealth for Emergencies Act [S.2111] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Social Security ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of certain telehealth requirements to permit reimbursement for audio-only telehealth services under the Medicare program during emergency declarations.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2021

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Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021 [HB-4014] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
To provide for a new building period with respect to the cap on full-time equivalent residents for purposes of payment for graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program for certain hospitals that have established a shortage specialty program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/17/2021

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Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021 [S.2094] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide for a new building period with respect to the cap on full-time equivalent residents for purposes of payment for graduate medical education costs under the Medicare program for certain hospitals that have established a shortage specialty program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2021

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PASTEUR Act of 2021 Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2021 [S.2076] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Science ]
A bill to establish a program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/16/2021

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PASTEUR Act of 2021 Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Up surging Resistance Act of 2021 [HB-3932] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Science ]
To establish a program to develop antimicrobial innovations targeting the most challenging pathogens and most threatening infections.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/17/2021

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Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 [S.2061] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Mental Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2021

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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021 [S.2048] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2021

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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021 [S.2013] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
A bill to provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorder under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2021

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Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2021 [S.2037] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend title XVIII to strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B of the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/10/2021

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Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 [S.1986] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ]
A bill 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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/09/2021

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Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act [S.1988] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect access to telehealth services under the Medicare program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/09/2021

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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021 [HB-3783] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
To provide for the coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/08/2021

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Essential Caregivers Act of 2021 [HB-3733] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Disabilities ]
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any public health emergency under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H3301-3304) on 06/29/2021

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Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2021 [HB-3657] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2021

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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021 [HB-3650] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Introduced In House on 06/01/2021

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