Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [S.1771]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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S.1771: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017 [S.1361]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
S.1361: Improving Access to Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2017
Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 [S.1325]
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[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint qualified graduates and post-secondary students to competitive service positions without regard to certain federal civil service employment and retention provisions. The VA shall allow for excepted service appointments of qualifying students and recent graduates leading to career or career conditional employment. The VA may appoint: (1) highly qualified candidates without regard to competitive service provisions if the Office of Personnel
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S.1325: Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2017
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act [HB-2574]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals. Scholarships must cover tuition and educational expenses and provide a cost-of-living stipend. Scholarship recipients must agree to serve as providers in shortage areas in the state for one year for each year they receive the scholarship. HHS may award grants to
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HB-2574: Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/26/2017
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [S.693]
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[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
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S.693: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2017
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [HB-1676]
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[Science ]
[Mental Health ]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
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HB-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2018
National Nurse Act of 2017 [HB-1651]
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[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
National Nurse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The duties of this position include: (1) providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, (2) conducting outreach and education, and (3) providing guidance and leadership for activities
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HB-1651: National Nurse Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 [HB-1634]
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[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies to ensure that federal, full time primary care health professionals have continuing education relating to nutrition. Agencies must annually report information including the extent to which they have adopted and encouraged the guidelines. The continuing education must: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular
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HB-1634: EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
Improving Access to Mental Health Act [HB-1290]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Improving Access to Mental Health Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the Medicare reimbursement rate for clinical social worker services, (2) exclude clinical social worker services from the prospective payment system in which predetermined amounts form the basis for payment under Medicare, and (3) alter the definition of “clinical social worker services” as it relates to Medicare. Under current law, “clinical social worker services”: (1) include services performed for the diagnosis and treatment
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HB-1290: Improving Access to Mental Health Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 [S.445]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017 This bill allows Medicare payment for home health services ordered by a nurse practitioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse-midwife, or a physician assistant.
S.445: Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/27/2017
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act [HB-1168]
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[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act This bill deems as active military service for Department of Veterans Affairs purposes any service as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 31, 1948 (qualified service). The Department of Defense shall issue an honorable discharge within one year to each person whose qualified service warrants one. Retroactive benefits shall not be paid to persons as a result of enactment of this bill.
HB-1168: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2017
HB-1155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
You have voted HB-1155: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs..
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2018 [HB-959]
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[Public Health ]
[Education ]
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Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2022 support for nursing workforce programs and grants. Eligibility for advanced nursing education grants is expanded to include education programs for clinical nurse leaders and all combined registered nurse and graduate degree programs. (Clinical nurse leaders are advanced generalist clinicians who apply research and coordinate care in order to improve outcomes for patients.) To be eligible for these grants, clinical nurse
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HB-959: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2018
Provider Payment Sunshine Act [S.308]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Provider Payment Sunshine Act This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to expand reporting requirements related to the transparency of physician ownership or investment interests. Under current law, a manufacturer of drugs, devices, or medical supplies that are covered under Medicaid or Medicare must regularly report on any payment or transfer of value by the manufacturer to a “covered recipient,” defined as either a physician who is not an employee of the manufacturer or a teaching hospital. The bill expands the
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S.308: Provider Payment Sunshine Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/06/2017
Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act [S.309]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act This bill establishes a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall target home- and community-based services to low-income seniors who are unable to perform two or more activities of daily living and are eligible for Medicare Advantage (MA) but not for Medicaid. An MA plan that is selected to participate in the program must use certain payments from CMS to provide those beneficiaries with services and supports
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S.309: Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/06/2017
HR-64: Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality healthcare for the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
You have voted HR-64: Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality healthcare for the public..
MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act [HB-662]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Education ]
MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act This bill lessens the organizational requirements that hospital-based nursing and allied-health education programs must meet in order to be eligible to receive certain Medicare payments for program support.
HB-662: MEND Act Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/07/2017