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Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1039 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
This resolution recognizes that Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is significant and expresses the sense that CMT should receive robust funding for research. CMT disease is a neurological disorder that causes damage to the peripheral nerves.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1042 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
This resolution commends and recognizes the invaluable work and enduring legacy of the Freedom House Ambulance Service. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was (1) the first emergency medical service in the United States to be staffed by paramedics with medical training beyond basic first aid, (2) staffed entirely by Black men and women, and (3) founded to primarily serve the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1037 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
This resolution expresses support for access to and use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) across the United States.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1036 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
This resolution expresses support for the designation of Rare Disease Day.
Bill· HRH.R. 7503 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act This bill modifies certain grants available to health centers that offer primary health services to medically underserved populations to ensure that members of such populations with disabilities receive accessible health services.
Bill· HRH.R. 7482 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1043 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
This resolution expresses strong support for continued access to fertility care and assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization at home and abroad. It also condemns any judicial ruling that would result in restricted access to fertility care and assisted reproductive technology.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1045 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day. Triple-negative breast cancer is a distinct form of cancer that does not have the hormone and protein receptors commonly found in breast cancer. As a result, triple-negative breast cancer does not respond to hormone therapy or medicines that target those receptors.
Bill· HRH.R. 7505 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7464 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2024
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 567 (118th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2024
This resolution expresses support for the designation of March 18, 2024, as the Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness. The resolution also recognizes the seriousness of widespread health care worker burnout in the United States.
Bill· SS. 3821 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2024
Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act of 2024 or the SOAR Act of 2024 This bill establishes certain requirements with respect to the payment and provision of supplemental oxygen and related services under Medicare. For example, the bill provides for separate payments, indexed to inflation, of oxygen and related equipment, supplies, and services under Medicare (rather than under the competitive acquisition program). It also specifically covers services that are provided by respiratory therapists under Medicare and provides for an additional payment adjustment for these services. Additionally, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop an electronic template for providers to use when prescribing oxygen and related equipment, supplies, and services; and (2) establishes certain rights for beneficiaries receiving these items and services, such as the right to choose their suppliers and to receive clear communications and be informed about the services provided.
Bill· SS. 3805 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2024
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 566 (118th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 2024
This resolution designates National Cholesterol Education Month and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Awareness Day. The resolution also encourages all individuals in the United States to know their LDL-C number. High levels of LDL-C increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Bill· HRH.R. 7442 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 2024
Philippine Medicare Portability Study Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the feasibility and financial effects of expanding Medicare coverage to include items and services that are provided in the Philippines. The report must include the estimated cost savings to Medicare from 2025 through 2034, as well as a description of any necessary legislative and administrative changes that would be required to expand coverage.
Bill· HRH.R. 7436 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7432 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 2024
Sickle Cell Disease Comprehensive Care Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover home health services for those with sickle cell disease. States that choose to provide these services must report on the quality of health care provided to these individuals, their access to care, and the associated costs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must issue best practices for states with respect to these services.
Bill· HRH.R. 7434 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 February 2024
Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2024 or the BEST for Vets Act of 2024 This bill provides that only health care professionals who are licensed and not barred from practice may furnish medical disability examinations under the Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program related to using contract physicians for disability examinations. Health care professionals include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1025 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 2024
This resolution supports the designation of Barth Syndrome Awareness Day. Barth Syndrome is a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder of lipid metabolism that primarily affects males.
Bill· HRH.R. 7406 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 February 2024
DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2024 This bill provides statutory authority for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research program on Down syndrome. (Down syndrome is a genetic condition in which a person is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21, which can affect mental and physical development.) Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the NIH's Investigation of Co-occurring Conditions Across the Lifespan to Understand Down Syndrome Project (known as the INCLUDE Project). The project was initially established in 2018 to investigate the co-occurring conditions that affect those with Down syndrome (e.g., Alzheimer's disease) and their quality-of-life needs, particularly through (1) targeted research on chromosome 21, (2) assembling a large study population of individuals with Down syndrome, and (3) conducting clinical trials that include those with Down syndrome.
Bill· HRH.R. 7379 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7368 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024
Coordination Of Medicare Payments and Workers' Compensation Act or the COMP Act This bill alters provisions relating to Medicare secondary payer rules with respect to workers' compensation settlement arrangements. Among other things, the bill provides that a Medicare set-aside fulfills secondary payer obligations if the set-aside is included in the arrangement and meets certain other criteria.
Bill· HRH.R. 7397 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024
This bill establishes a statutory definition for essential health system under Medicare. Under the bill, an essential health system is one that (1) is an acute care hospital that is paid under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system (excluding children’s, inpatient psychiatric, long-term care, rehabilitation hospitals, and certain cancer hospitals); (2) is a non-federal governmental or private nonprofit hospital; and (3) is a Medicaid disproportionate share hospital, has a Medicare disproportionate patient percentage of at least 35%, or has a Medicare disproportionate share hospital uncompensated care payment factor of 0.0005 or more.
Bill· HRH.R. 7381 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7373 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7384 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024
Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 This bill extends until FY2029 a Food and Drug Administration program that awards priority review vouchers to manufacturers of drugs that treat rare pediatric diseases. (A priority review voucher entitles the voucher holder to priority review of a single human drug application.)
Bill· HRH.R. 7383 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 2024
Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity Act or the RARE Act This bill specifies that the seven-year market exclusivity period for drugs for rare diseases or conditions (i.e., orphan drug exclusivity period) prohibits the approval of the same drug for the same approved use or indication with respect to the disease or condition. Current law grants a seven-year period of market exclusivity for an approved orphan drug, during which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may not approve an application from another manufacturer for the same drug for the same disease or condition. The FDA's regulations provide that this exclusivity is specific to the same approved use or indication of the drug, rather than all uses or indications, for the disease or condition. However, in Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Becerra, a court held that exclusivity did extend to all uses or indications for the disease or condition. The bill provides statutory authority for the FDA's regulations.
Bill· HRH.R. 7346 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2024
Climate and Health Protection Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Climate and Health Program within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bill· HRH.R. 7357 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2024
Securing Our Schools Act of 2024 This bill allows states, territories, tribal governments, metropolitan cities, and local governments to use unobligated Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to carry out school security measures (e.g., trainings and security assessments).
Bill· HRH.R. 7327 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2024
Protecting Front Line Multimission Hospitals Act of 2024 This bill allows for increased payment adjustments under Medicaid for certain hospitals that provide multiple types of services for Medicaid-eligible or uninsured individuals (i.e., multimission hospitals). Specifically, the bill allows hospitals to receive higher disproportionate share hospital payments under Medicaid for costs associated with physician services, emergency medical services, or services provided at federally qualified health centers or other clinical outpatient settings, if such services are provided to maintain a certain level of care under Medicaid. The hospital's patient population must meet certain higher indexes with respect to the number of Medicaid-eligible and uninsured individuals served. Additionally, state Medicaid programs must ensure that relevant payment plans for these hospitals support the financial viability of the hospitals and their ability to provide the requisite level of care under Medicaid.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 564 (118th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2024
This resolution honors the memories of the victims killed in the attack on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and offers condolences to the families, loved ones, and friends of the victims. The resolution (1) honors the survivors and pledges continued support for their recovery, (2) recognizes the strength and resilience of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community, and (3) expresses gratitude to the emergency medical and health care professionals of the Parkland community for their efforts in responding to the attack and caring for the victims and survivors.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 560 (118th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2024
This resolution designates February 2024 as American Heart Month.
Bill· SS. 3799 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2024
Medicare Organization Report Enhancing (MORE) Summaries Act This bill requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model under which explanations of Medicare benefits are sent more frequently to beneficiaries, either by mail or virtually, and through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services annually evaluates how well beneficiaries are able to identify fraud based on explanations of their benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 7312 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7317 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 2024
Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2024 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care facilities to help such facilities prepare for power outages during and after natural disasters. Eligible grant activities include the purchase of backup power sources (e.g., generators) and the creation of regional resource directories.
Bill· HRH.R. 7307 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 2024
Report· HearingS.Hrg.118-757published
United States · United States Senate · 8 February 2024
Bill· SS. 3775 (118th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2024
Bill· SS. 3768 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2024
Bill· SS. 3770 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2024
Bill· SS. 3773 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2024
Bill· SS. 3779 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2024
Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish grant programs and set up a website to reduce suicide rates among youth and young adults (those under age 26), including by addressing the use of firearms in suicides and suicide attempts. Specifically, HHS must award grants to states, Indian tribes, health departments, hospitals, or other organizations to train health care providers on lethal means safety (e.g., safe storage of firearms), relevant laws concerning the use and possession of firearms, and other suicide prevention and intervention strategies for youth and young adults. Grantees may use a portion of funds to make secure gun storage or safety devices available to residences with an individual under age 26 who is at risk of suicide. In addition, HHS must award grants to health professional schools to integrate content into their curricula and continuing education programs about suicide prevention strategies and interventions to reduce suicide rates among youth and young adults. The bill also requires HHS to develop and maintain a website that contains information for individuals under age 26, their families, health care providers, and health professional schools concerning suicide prevention and the use of firearms in suicide attempts.
Bill· HRH.R. 7274 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7279 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7292 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Bill· SS. 3757 (118th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Bill· SS. 3765 (118th)open
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7266 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Bill· HRH.R. 7283 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2024 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the availability of and unmet need for substance use disorder treatment and recovery services, including for specific demographic populations (e.g., pregnant women). The report must also address barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local levels.
Bill· HRH.R. 7270 (118th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2024
Respectful Treatment of Unborn Remains Act of 2024 This bill prohibits abortion providers from placing fetal remains into a publicly owned water system. Violators shall be subject to a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill also specifies that individuals on whom an abortion is performed shall not be liable for violations.
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