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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [S.2906]
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/22/2018
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Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act [HB-5804]
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Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act This bill temporarily freezes Medicare payment at 2016 levels for specified spinal surgery outpatient procedures that are conducted in ambulatory surgical centers.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Shimkus
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-752, Part I. on 06/13/2018
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COACH Act of 2018 Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018 [HB-5774]
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COACH Act of 2018 Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to publish guidance for hospitals on pain management and opioid-use disorder prevention strategies for Medicare beneficiaries. (Sec. 3) The CMS must also convene a technical expert panel to recommend opioid and opioid-use disorder quality measures for possible use in hospital payment and reporting models under Medicare. (Sec. 4) The Department of Health and Human Services must: (1) convene a technical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/20/2018
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Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act [HB-5778]
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Promoting Outpatient Access to Non-Opioid Treatments Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical procedures and hospital outpatient department services. The CMS must ensure that there are no payment incentives for using opioids instead of non-opioid alternatives and must make revisions accordingly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenny Marchant
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/31/2018
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MOST Act Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act [HB-5776]
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MOST Act Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment Act This bill establishes several requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and alters requirements under Medicare and Medicare Advantage, related to pain management and opioid use. For example, the bill requires certified opioid treatment program services to be covered under Medicare. Additionally, among other requirements, the CMS must review payments under Medicare for opioid and non-opioid pain management procedures, specifically with respect to ambulatory outpatient surgical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 115-764, Part I. on 06/19/2018
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PRO Act Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act [HB-5718]
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PRO Act Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a technical expert panel to recommend ways to reduce opioid use in surgical settings and best practices for pain management, specifically during the perioperative (pre-operative through post-operative) period. HHS must also report on diagnosis-related group codes that have the highest volume of surgeries and the availability of associated data regarding post-operative opioid use, including prescription patterns and rates
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/23/2018
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Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 [S.2193]
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Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 This bill establishes a Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers under specified circumstances. This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program. The VA shall develop: (1) an education program for veterans about their VA health care options, (2) processes to ensure safe opioid prescribing practices by non-VA health care providers; and (3) criteria to designate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Isakson
By Senator Isakson From Committee On Veterans' Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-212. on 03/07/2018
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [HB-5674]
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VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Reported By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-671, Part I. on 05/11/2018
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John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 VA MISSION Act of 2018 [S.2372]
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John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 VA MISSION Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.) Interior may provide reimbursement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Became Public Law No: 115-182. on 06/06/2018
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Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2018 [HB-5068]
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Obstetric Fistula Prevention, Treatment, Hope, and Dignity Restoration Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the President to: (1) provide assistance, including through international organizations, national governments, and international and local nongovernmental organizations, to address the social, structural, health, and human rights issues that lead to obstetric fistula; and (2) support treatment of obstetric fistula. Such assistance shall promote the global Campaign to End Fistula and the International Obstetric Fistula Working Group.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/16/2018
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Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act [HB-5418]
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Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in procuring medical, surgical, dental, or laboratory items for VA medical facilities through the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program, to: (1) award contracts to multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single nationwide prime vendor, and (2) prohibit a prime vendor from solely designing the formulary of items available for MSPV purchase. The VA shall: (1) ensure that each VA employee who conducts formulary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 08/01/2018
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Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2017 [HB-3338]
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Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group or individual health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Such a plan may not: (1) restrict benefits for any medically necessary hospital stay to less than 48 hours for a mastectomy or breast
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/20/2017
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SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act [HB-6]
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SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act TITLE I--MEDICAID PROVISIONS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID CRISIS (Sec. 1001) The bill prohibits termination of Medicaid eligibility for juveniles who are inmates of public institutions. (Sec. 1003) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must establish a demonstration project to increase provider treatment capacity for substance-use disorders. (Sec. 1004) State Medicaid programs must establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Became Public Law No: 115-271. on 10/24/2018
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Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 [HB-2906]
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Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including: (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access and whether another measure would be more accurate, and (2) potential methodologies for designating general surgery shortage areas. HHS must publish data comparing the availability
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2017
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Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 [S.1351]
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Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including: (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access and whether another measure would be more accurate, and (2) potential methodologies for designating general surgery shortage areas. HHS must publish data comparing the availability
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/14/2017
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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2017 [HB-2881]
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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Medicare payment on a reasonable-cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in a rural hospital. Specifically, the CMS shall provide payment for such services in the same manner as payment is provided under current law for services furnished in a rural hospital by a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/21/2017
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 [HB-2587]
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 This bill provides for coverage, under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance, of foods and vitamins that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/16/2017
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 [S.1194]
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Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 This bill provides for coverage, under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance, of foods and vitamins that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/22/2017
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 [S.652]
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration support for the education and training of personnel and health care providers for such programs is expanded to include education and training of family members.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Became Public Law No: 115-71. (txt | Pdf) on 10/18/2017
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 [HB-1539]
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration support for the education and training of personnel and health care providers for such programs is expanded to include education and training of family members.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017