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United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2022
Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a final rule establishing evacuation standards for transport category airplanes that accounts for certain factors, including the ability of passengers of different ages (e.g., infants, children, and senior citizens) to safely and efficiently evacuate an airplane.
United States · United States Congress · 12 December 2022
Medicaid and CHIP Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue guidance for states on coverage of prescription digital therapeutics (i.e., software applications that are used to prevent, manage, or treat medical conditions) under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2022
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives of the need for increased funding and support for diagnosis, treatments, and cures for chordoma (a bone cancer of the skull and spine).
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2022
Protecting America from Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Act of 2022 This bill establishes new, and expands existing, programs and activities to prevent and respond to seasonal and pandemic influenza (flu). In particular, the bill addresses flu vaccine development, manufacturing, and supply chains; genomic sequencing, diagnostic tools, and other technologies to detect, prevent, and respond to flu; and public health communications and related efforts to increase flu vaccination rates and access to antiviral medications. The bill also sets out a process through which Congress may adjust discretionary spending limits to accommodate additional funding for health defense operations (e.g., flu-related activities).
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2022
Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act or the I CAN Act This bill allows other health care providers besides physicians (e.g., nurses) to provide certain services under Medicare and Medicaid. Among other changes, the bill (1) allows a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for Medicare coverage of special shoes for diabetic individuals; (2) expedites the ability of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise Medicare cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; and (3) allows nurse practitioners to certify the need for inpatient hospital services under Medicare and Medicaid.
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2022
This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month. Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder than can lead to pain, anemia, infections, and stroke.
United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2022
Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to award grants to pay for travel, childcare, and other expenses of an individual seeking access to abortion services. Eligible grant recipients must be nonprofit or community-based organizations that assist individuals seeking abortion services through programs that are unbiased and medically and factually accurate. The grants may not be used to pay for abortion procedures.
United States · United States Congress · 7 December 2022
This resolution designates November 2022 as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2022
Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act This bill addresses criminal justice and public safety, health care, education, housing, and economic development for Native Americans. Among other provisions, the bill (1) provides funding for various programs and accounts, including for the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Indian Education; (2) establishes the Office of Native Nations within the Office of Management and Budget; and (3) establishes the Tribal Broadband Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2022
Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022 This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Anchorage, Alaska, as the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System.
United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2022
Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act This bill extends a payment increase under Medicare's physician fee schedule through the end of 2023 (currently set to expire at the end of 2022) and temporarily exempts Medicare from sequestration.
United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2022
Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2022 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award matching funds to teaching hospitals or other graduate medical education training programs for medical residency training programs in states where there are fewer than 44 medical residents per 100,000 people. Recipients must cover one third of the costs for primary care residency training programs and one half of the costs for programs in other fields.
United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2022
Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the Home Act This bill permanently allows services relating to cardiac rehabilitation programs, intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs to be furnished via telehealth at a beneficiary's home under Medicare.
United States · United States Congress · 5 December 2022
Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act This bill addresses criminal justice and public safety, health care, education, housing, and economic development for Native Americans. Among other provisions, the bill (1) provides funding for various programs and accounts, including for the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Indian Education; (2) establishes the Office of Native Nations within the Office of Management and Budget; and (3) establishes the Tribal Broadband Fund.
United States · United States Congress · 2 December 2022
Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act This bill prohibits the inclusion of any COVID-19 vaccine on the child and adolescent immunization schedule (which lists the vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice for those populations) unless all clinical data related to the safety and efficacy of the vaccine is published on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Behavioral Health Act This bill addresses various issues related to behavioral health care for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees. For example, the bill (1) establishes a behavioral health readiness office within CBP, and (2) requires all CBP initial entry training sites to include basic behavioral health awareness training.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
National Patient Safety Board Act of 2022 This bill establishes the National Patient Safety Board for preventing and reducing patient safety events (i.e., an action or inaction that led to, or could have led to, patient injury or harm in a health care setting). In particular, the board must (1) support the adoption and use of technologies for monitoring and anticipating patient safety events, (2) study the causes of and solutions to patient safety events, and (3) develop recommendations to prevent patient safety events.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Assessing Health Evaluations to Advance Decision-making Act of 2022 or the AHEAD Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to study, and make certain recommendations concerning, the use of health impact assessments or other tools to evaluate the effect of proposed federal legislation on health and health disparities. When developing recommendations to incorporate these tools into the federal legislative process, the National Academies must consult with the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Fairness for Rural Teaching Hospitals Act of 2022 This bill extends through FY2027 and otherwise revises the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Sunshine Act of 2022 This bill specifies that manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologics, or medical supplies covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are not required to report peer-reviewed journals, journal reprints, journal supplements, medical conference reports, or medical textbooks that are provided to health care practitioners or teaching hospitals.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Equity in STD Testing Act This bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of testing for certain sexually transmitted diseases under Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), TRICARE, Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, and the Indian Health Service.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
This resolution expresses support for the domestic development of a vaccine for HIV.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from paying for or reimbursing (1) any fees or expenses relating to a health care professional gaining a license in a state if the purpose of gaining such license is to provide abortion services, or (2) travel expenses related to abortion services.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act This bill requires certain providers, as a condition of Medicare participation, to limit mandatory overtime for nurses. Specifically, the bill prohibits hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, home health agencies, rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and other specified providers from requiring nurses to work (1) more than a previously scheduled shift, 48 hours in a workweek, or 12 consecutive hours in a 24-hour period; or (2) during the 10 hours immediately following the 12th hour worked in a shift during a 24-hour period. Qualifying work hours include time spent in training, on call, and on standby. The bill's provisions do not apply during declared emergencies or disasters, subject to specified conditions, and do not preclude voluntary overtime. The bill also establishes (1) certain protections for nurses who file complaints against providers, (2) documentation and notice requirements for providers, and (3) potential civil penalties for violations.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act This bill prohibits the inclusion of any COVID-19 vaccine on the child and adolescent immunization schedule (which lists the vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice for those populations) unless all clinical data related to the safety and efficacy of the vaccine is published on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Women's Health Patient Navigator Act of 2022 This bill provides funding for patient navigator grants to assist individuals in accessing abortion services. The Department of Health and Human Services must award the grants to state, tribal, or local governments; nonprofits; or community organizations that offer unbiased and medically accurate programs, services, or activities to connect individuals with abortion services. Grant-funded activities include, among others, coordinating the scheduling, financing, and other logistics of abortion services. Further, the bill prohibits individuals, entities, and states from preventing or otherwise disadvantaging an entity that is eligible to receive a grant from carrying out activities to assist individuals with accessing abortion services, including in any state in which those services are not lawful. Such activities include providing (or assisting in the provision of) abortion care and other reproductive health services that are either (1) lawful in the state where the services are provided, or (2) provided to an individual who does not reside in the state where the services are provided. The bill allows for enforcement of this prohibition through private lawsuits.
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2022
Assessing Health Evaluations to Advance Decision-making Act of 2022 or the AHEAD Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to study, and make certain recommendations concerning, the use of health impact assessments or other tools to evaluate the effect of proposed federal legislation on health and health disparities. When developing recommendations to incorporate these tools into the federal legislative process, the National Academies must consult with the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service.
United States · United States Senate · 30 November 2022
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2022
This bill imposes liability on manufacturers and distributors for claims for losses arising from the administration or use of certain vaccines. The bill also limits the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to incorporate new vaccines into the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which compensates individuals for injuries or deaths associated with routinely administered vaccines. Current law generally provides liability protections for manufacturers and distributors of pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures (which include vaccines). This bill specifies that the liability protections shall not apply to the administration of vaccines that are (1) licensed biological products or approved for use under emergency procedures, and (2) required by federal or state governments (or federally funded entities). The bill also permits individuals to sue manufacturers and distributors in state or federal courts without first seeking compensation through the VICP process for injuries or deaths caused by the administration of such vaccines. Additionally, HHS may not add a vaccine to the Vaccine Injury Table (which lists the vaccines that are covered by the VICP) if the vaccine (1) is required by the federal government or a federally funded entity, and (2) is administered without obtaining informed consent or providing a religious exemption (if requested by the individual receiving the vaccine).
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2022
Helping End Lifetime Penalties Act of 2022 This bill limits certain Medicare late enrollment penalties to 12 months (rather than for the lifetime of coverage).
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2022
This resolution supports the goals and ideals of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2022
Strengthening Consumer Protections and Medical Debt Transparency Act This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the collection of medical debt. Among other provisions, the bill restricts the circumstances under which health care entities may initiate extraordinary collection actions, requires entities to provide detailed debt statements and payment receipts to patients, and establishes a public medical debt collection database with information about medical debt collectors.
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2022
This bill provides that independent agents and brokers who are contracted to market Medicare Advantage or Medicare prescription drug benefit plans do not have to record calls with beneficiaries.
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2022
Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to contract other entities to make eligibility determinations, as long as the contract does not include incentives with respect to such determinations.
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2022
Access to Innovative Treatments Act of 2022 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to review adverse national coverage determinations of drugs under Medicare within 30 days of receiving a request to do so. (Under the bill, adverse national coverage determinations are denials or limitations of coverage that are inconsistent with the drug's approval by the Food and Drug Administration.) The bill's requirements do not apply if the CMS already conducted such a review within a two-year period. The bill also prohibits the CMS from applying prior coverage determinations that were made for drugs before they were approved by the FDA if such determinations are inconsistent with the drug's approval.
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2022
Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2022 This bill establishes additional requirements for larger animal feeding operations (AFOs) owned or controlled by industrial operators and increases handling requirements for livestock and poultry. Specifically, the bill establishes the Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and requires such industrial operators to register with the office and submit annual disaster mitigation plans (e.g., for public health emergencies and major disasters). In addition, industrial operators must pay annual disaster mitigation maintenance fees to the office and are liable for costs associated with disaster events or depopulation (the rapid destruction of animals in response to urgent circumstances). Industrial operators are restricted from using specified methods of depopulation; any person may sue an industrial operator or USDA over a violation. Further, USDA must establish depopulation standards that rapidly induce unconsciousness and death with minimal pain and distress. The Department of Labor must enforce minimum labor standards for industrial operators regarding covered workers or affected contract growers in disaster mitigation events, including whistleblower protections and health insurance requirements. Further, industrial operators may not use incarcerated workers in these events. The bill also includes provisions on the handling of livestock and poultry, such as requiring USDA to set additional standards for animal transport; including poultry in the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 and creating a USDA grant program to transition processing facilities to a different slaughter method; requiring USDA to promulgate certain regulations regarding the humane treatment, euthanasia, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock; and terminating programs that allow for slaughter speeds that exceed existing limits or reduce the use of federal inspectors.
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2022
Veterans Patient Advocacy Act This bill requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to ensure (1) there is not fewer than one patient advocate for every 13,500 veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, and (2) highly rural veterans may access the services of patient advocates. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the implementation of such policies.
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2022
Healthcare for Our Troops Act This bill addresses TRICARE Reserve Select coverage and eligibility for Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve and their families. Among other elements, the bill provides eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select to Selected Reserve members of the Ready Reserve who are eligible for or enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2022
This resolution designates November 2022 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. It also encourages individuals to increase their understanding and awareness of care at the end of life.
United States · United States Congress · 28 November 2022
This resolution expresses support for the designation of September 25, 2022, as National Ataxia Awareness Day to bring attention to this condition. Ataxia is a clinical manifestation that indicates degeneration or dysfunction of the brain that negatively affects coordination, precision, and accurate timing of physical movements.
United States · United States Congress · 22 November 2022
Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2022 This bill includes any nurse registry as an eligible health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the bill, a nurse registry is a person who satisfies applicable state licensure requirements and procures, or attempts to procure, contracts or agreements on behalf of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemakers under which such individuals may furnish health care-related or assistive services and receive compensation.
United States · United States Senate · 21 November 2022
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
This resolution supports the designation of National Rural Mental Health Day.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act This bill provides for coverage without prior authorization requirements of annual lung cancer screenings under Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurance for individuals for whom screenings are recommended under U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines. It also expands Medicaid coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use to all individuals, rather than only pregnant women.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
Ensuring America's Critical Infrastructure Act This bill expands the definition of critical infrastructure under the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 in the USA PATRIOT Act. The term currently means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, or national public health or safety. The bill includes certain sectors as part of the existing definition, including communications, dams, emergency services, energy, financial services, food and agriculture, healthcare, information technology, transportation systems, and water and wastewater systems.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2022 This bill establishes a demonstration program to test hospital innovations that support low-income or uninsured individuals with serious mental and physical health comorbidities and to identify appropriate payment reforms under Medicare and Medicaid. Participating hospitals must (1) have a proportionally high number of Medicare or Medicaid patients, and (2) develop a plan and related quality metrics for innovations to provide coordinated care and address social determinants of health for individuals with serious mental illness or emotional disturbance and physical comorbidities (e.g., chronic conditions).
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that public health professionals are to be commended and thanked on Public Health Thank You Day for their important contributions to the nation.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
This resolution expresses support for National Rural Health Day.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
Small Business Establishment Registration Waiver Act This bill allows the Food and Drug Administration to waive annual establishment registration fees for small businesses for which such fees present a financial hardship.
United States · United States Congress · 17 November 2022
Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act of 2022 This bill establishes a demonstration program to test hospital innovations that support low-income or uninsured individuals with serious mental and physical health comorbidities and to identify appropriate payment reforms under Medicare and Medicaid. Participating hospitals must (1) have a proportionally high number of Medicare or Medicaid patients, and (2) develop a plan and related quality metrics for innovations to provide coordinated care and address social determinants of health for individuals with serious mental illness or emotional disturbance and physical comorbidities (e.g., chronic conditions).