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Medicare Skilled Nursing and Home Health Services Continuity of Care Act of 2015 [HB-1184]
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Medicare Skilled Nursing and Home Health Services Continuity of Care Act of 2015 This bill declares that its purpose is to ensure beneficiary access to advance wound care products while in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or while on a home health plan of care by allowing separate payment to be made for advanced surgical dressings under part B of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act as a durable medical equipment prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies benefit. To this end advanced surgical dressings are excluded from covered SNF services
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Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/13/2015
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COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020 [HB-8756]
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate payment for certain physicians' services furnished under part B of the Medicare program during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Denver Riggleman
Introduced In House on 11/17/2020
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A resolution expressing support for designation of October 6, 2013, through October 10, 2013, as "American College of Surgeons Days" and recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the organization. [SR-217]
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Expresses support for the designation of American College of Surgeons Days. Recognizes: (1) the 100th anniversary of the American College of Surgeons, and (2) its many important contributions to the welfare of surgical patients and the U.S. health care system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Received In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6259; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6237) on 08/01/2013
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Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2013 [S.931]
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Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options, with a focus on informing patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups. Requires such campaign to include dissemination of the following information: (1) breast reconstruction
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/13/2013
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SCREEN Act of 2013 [S.608]
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Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2013 or SCREEN Act of 2013 - Increases Medicare payments to qualifying Medicare providers by 10% for cancer screening tests recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Terminates the increase for a test when it reaches a 75% utilization rate for beneficiaries for whom such screening is recommended. Makes a Medicare provider eligible for such increased payment only if the provider: (1) participates in a nationally recognized quality improvement registry with respect to such test,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1953-1954) on 03/19/2013
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Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013 [S.356]
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Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider who knowingly performs an abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks or more after fertilization), to first: (1) inform the woman of the probable age of the child, (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt), (3) provide information that pain medicine administered to the mother may not prevent pain in the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/14/2013
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Community-Based Medical Education Act of 2014 [S.2728]
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Community-Based Medical Education Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2019 at increased levels the program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education (GME) programs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) conduct a comprehensive evaluation of such program; and (2) establish a process by which qualified teaching health centers that have received payments under such Act prior to the date on which the primary care teaching centers program is established
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/31/2014
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Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 [S.2450]
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Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 - Title I: Improvement of Scheduling System for Health Care Appointments - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract for an independent assessment of: the process at each VA medical facility for scheduling appointments for veterans; the staffing level and productivity of each VA medical facility; the organization, processes, and tools used by the VA to support clinical documentation and the subsequent coding of inpatient services; the VA's purchasing,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Senate Incorporated This Measure In H.r. 3230 As An Amendment. on 06/11/2014
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Veterans Choice Act of 2014 [S.2424]
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Veterans Choice Act of 2014 - Requires hospital care and medical services to be furnished to veterans through contracts with Medicare providers if the veterans: (1) have been unable to schedule an appointment at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility within the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA's) wait-time goals for hospital care or medical services, and (2) opt for care or services from such providers. Directs the VA Secretary to provide veterans with information about the availability of care and services from Medicare providers
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3381) on 06/03/2014
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Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2014 [S.2359]
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[Grants ]
Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that residents of rural and frontier communities should have access to affordable, quality health care. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment for rural hospitals; extension of the temporary increase in payments to certain rural hospitals (Medicare hold harmless provision); the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals; Medicare
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/20/2014
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Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 [S.2157]
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Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) end and remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services; (2) freeze the update to the single conversion factor at 0.5% for 2014 through 2018 and at 0.00% for 2019 through 2023, and (3) establish an update of 1% for health professionals participating in alternative payment models (APMs) and an
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 336. on 03/26/2014
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Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2014 [S.2126]
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Regenerative Medicine Promotion Act of 2014 - Requires the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report identifying all ongoing federal programs and activities regarding regenerative medicine. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council, which shall: prepare a national strategy to support research into regenerative medicine and enable the development of drugs, biological products, medical devices, and biomaterials for use in regenerative medicine; develop national goals
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/13/2014
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Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 [S.2122]
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SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) end and remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services, (2) freeze the update to the single conversion factor at 0.5% for 2014 through 2018 and at 0.00% for 2019 through 2023, and (3) establish an update of 1% for health professionals participating in alternative payment models (APMs) and an update of 0.5% for all other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 330. on 03/13/2014
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Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 [S.2110]
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SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) end and remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services; (2) freeze the update to the single conversion factor at 0.5% for 2014 through 2018 and at 0.00% for 2019 through 2023, and (3) establish an update of 1% for health professionals participating in alternative payment models (APMs) and an update of 0.5% for all other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 327. on 03/12/2014
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SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 [S.1871]
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[Human Services ]
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SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 - Title I: Medicare Payment for Physicians' Services - (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) end and remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services; (2) freeze the update to the single conversion factor at 0.00% for 2014 through 2023, and (3) establish an update of 2% for health professionals participating in alternative payment models (APMs) and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Max Baucus
By Senator Baucus From Committee On Finance Filed Written Report. Report No. 113-135. on 01/16/2014
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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 [S.1444]
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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by a physician who is an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payment is made for anesthesia services furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetist in such hospitals.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6221-6222) on 08/01/2013
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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 [S.1137]
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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require alignment of updates for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services under a revised prospective payment system (PPS) with updates for hospital outpatient department (OPD) services. Revises requirements for the reporting and applying of quality measure data by ASCs and hospital OPDs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an ASC value-based purchasing program under which each ASC that the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4215-4216) on 06/11/2013
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Supporting the goals and ideals of May 23 as the "International Day to End Obstetric Fistula" to significantly raise awareness and intensify actions towards ending obstetric fistula. [HR-595]
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[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Expresses support the goals and ideals of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula to significantly raise awareness and intensify actions towards ending obstetric fistula (a childbirth injury).
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 05/22/2014
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Expressing support for designation of October 6, 2013, through October 10, 2013, as "American College of Surgeons Days" and recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the organization. [HR-307]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Expresses support for the designation of American College of Surgeons Days. Recognizes: (1) the 100th anniversary of the American College of Surgeons, and (2) its many important contributions to the welfare of surgical patients and the U.S. health care system.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/26/2013
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Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2014 [HB-5556]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any patient encounter of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center from being treated as such an encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful electronic health record (EHR) user. Terminates this prohibition three years after the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies EHR technology for the ambulatory surgical center setting.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/19/2014