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.
S.2175: Preventive Home Visit Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2021
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.
S.2149: Donald Payne, Sr., Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2021
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.
HB-2934: RAISE Act Renal Anemia Innovation Support and Expansion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom O'Halleran
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/30/2021
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.
S.2111: Audio-Only Telehealth for Emergencies Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2021
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.
HB-4014: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/17/2021
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.
S.2094: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/17/2021
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.
S.2061: Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2021
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.
S.2048: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2021
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.
S.2013: Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2021
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.
S.1986: Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/09/2021
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.
S.1988: Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/09/2021
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.
HB-3783: Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/08/2021
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.
HB-3733: Essential Caregivers Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H3301-3304) on 06/29/2021
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.
HB-3657: Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2021
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.
HB-3650: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 06/01/2021