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Bill· HRH.R. 3141 (98th)referred

A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to States for programs to identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and the children of such women, to establish a voluntary registry of such women and children, to provide screening of such women and children for cancer related to such drug, and to provide information respecting the health hazards of such drug.

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1983

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program of grants to: (1) identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and their children; (2) establish a voluntary registry of such women and children; (3) provide them with periodic cancer screening; and (4) provide health personnel with information respecting the health hazards of such drug.

Bill· HRH.R. 3121 (98th)open

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include dental care, eye care, hearing aids, physical checkups, and foot care among the items and services for which payment may be made under the supplementary medical insurance program, and to provide safeguards against consumer abuse in the provision of these items and services.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for one comprehensive physical examination a year, dental care including dentures, eye examinations including eyeglasses, hearing aids including examination, and treatment of foot conditions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to eliminate unnecessary or excessive medical appliance expenditures under the Medicare program by implementing appliance leasing, auditing medical appliance manufacturers and providers, and cross-referencing prevailing medical appliance rates. Includes under the term "medical appliance" hearing aids, eyeglasses, dentures, and similar health aids. States that the Federal Trade Commission should continue and increase scrutiny of the medical appliance industries in the interest of consumer protection. States that the Secretary should provide increased assistance to encourage: (1) the continuing education and training of hearing specialists, clinical audiologists, and physicians to improve the quality of hearing care; and (2) the provision by State and local governments of more and better hearing care for the elderly, including a network of examination and treatment sites.

Bill· HRH.R. 3122 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of medicare for routine Papanicolaou tests for the diagnosis of uterine cancer.

United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1983

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend coverage to include expenses incurred in providing a Papanicolaou test for the diagnosis of uterine cancer, if the individual receiving the test has not had such a test on a routine basis during the preceding six months.

Bill· HRH.R. 3077 (98th)referred

Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act Amendment

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1983

Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act Amendment - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a beverage consisting of more than 24 percent alcohol by volume to have specified health and legal purchase age warnings on its label or in its advertising. States that such requirement: (1) shall not preclude any additional State requirements; and (2) shall not apply to a beverage if other comparable Federal law is in effect.

Bill· SS. 1337 (98th)open

Fair Lab Payments Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1983

Fair Lab Payments Act - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that payments with respect to covered diagnostic lab tests shall be 100 percent of the established payment rate. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish payment rates which shall be considered the full charge for low-cost diagnostic tests (tests which cost $15 or less, increased or decreased annually according to the Consumer Price Index).

Bill· HRH.R. 3061 (98th)referred

Prescription Drug Freshness Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1983

Prescription Drug Freshness Act - Requires the prominent labeling, as to the date beyond which the product shall not be used, of prescription and over-the-counter drugs and pharmaceuticals whose effectiveness or potency becomes diminished after storage. Authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to establish the "beyond use" dates for all applicable products and the manner in which they shall be labeled.

Bill· HRH.R. 3059 (98th)referred

Prescription Drug Labeling Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1983

Prescription Drug Labeling Act -Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that in the labeling and advertising of prescription drugs the established name of such drug must appear each time the drug's proprietary name is used. Allows a pharmacist to fill or refill a prescription for a drug identified by its proprietary name with a substitute drug of the same established name or the same qualitative composition, unless the prescription requires the proprietary name drug exclusively. Requires that such substitute drugs, whether identified in the prescription by proprietary or by established name, be sold to the patient at a cost which is less than the cost of the drug so identified.

Bill· HRH.R. 3060 (98th)referred

Prescription Drug Price Information Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1983

Prescription Drug Price Information Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require prescription drug retailers to post the prices of certain commonly prescribed drugs for the general public. Directs each drug retailer to prominently post a list of the prices of the 100 prescription drug products that had the highest dollar volume of retail sales by such drug retailer within a period to be determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the posting for each such drug to: (1) list the drug product under its established name (if any) and its proprietary name (if any); and (2) contain the lowest price at which such drug product is offered for sale in the most commonly dispensed quantity. Prohibits the sale of any prescription drug product whose price is so posted: (1) at a unit price greater than the posted one, if the quantity sold is equal to or greater than the posted quantity; or (2) at a unit price greater than 110 percent of the posted one, if the quantity sold is less than the posted quantity. Provides for injunctive relief to enforce this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 3021 (98th)open

Health Care for the Unemployed Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1983

Health Care for the Unemployed Act - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title, Title XXI - Health Care for the Unemployed: Part A - Grants to States - Authorizes to be appropriated for FY 1984 - 1986 a sum sufficient to enable each State to furnish medical assistance to unemployed individuals and their immediate family. Requires a State, in order to receive funding, to have an approved State plan for medical assistance for the unemployed. Requires a State plan to: (1) meet specified administrative requirements of the State's Medicaid plan; (2) make medical assistance available to eligible individuals voluntarily enrolled during the individual's coverage period; (3) require the State unemployment compensation agency to inform unemployment compensation recipients of the plan and of group health plans, and to notify the State Medicaid agency of eligible unemployment compensation recipients; (4) provide the following services: (a) inpatient hospital services for up to nine days annually; (b) outpatient hospital, emergency, rural health clinic, and physician services for up to ten visits annually; (c) laboratory and x-ray services, subject to such limits as the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish; and (d) family planning and nurse mid-wife services; (5) provide for the imposition of premiums, enrollment fees, and similar charges; (6) provide that the plan will be secondary in payment to any other insurance or benefit plan providing medical assistance; and (7) provide that a State make reasonable efforts to determine the Medicaid eligibility of individuals enrolled in the plan who are not receiving unemployment compensation. Requires the Secretary to approve any plan meeting the above requirements, but precludes approval of any plan which: (1) excludes any U.S. citizen or any individual residing in the State; or (2) if approved, would result in a reduction of Medicaid services. Requires the Secretary to disapprove a plan if it reduces or eliminates Medicaid eligibility under its AFDC plan (Aid to Families with Dependent Children, part A of title IV of the Act) with respect to the unemployed parent program or the coverage of certain children. Provides that an individual is eligible for such medical assistance for a week if the individual: (1) is receiving unemployment compensation and three weeks have elapsed since the first week the individual received unemployment compensation; or (2) is not receiving unemployment compensation for the week, was receiving unemployment compensation for a week during the 104 week period ending with the week before the first week in which the plan is in effect and has not received unemployment compensation for any week in which the plan is in effect, and meets certain requirements relating to work availability. Makes an individual's family eligible if the individual is eligible. Requires a State plan to establish standards concerning whether or not an individual is employed. Requires an individual to be considered employed for a week if the individual's earnings equal or exceed an amount equal to 30 times the minimum hourly wage. Makes an individual ineligible for a week if: (1) the individual is covered under a group health plan for which a contribution is being made by someone other than the individual; (2) the individual is covered under his or her spouse's group health plan; (3) the individual is eligible for Medicaid; (4) the individual is employed for four consecutive weeks; or (5) the individual was disqualified because of fraud for unemployment compensation or convicted of a Medicaid offense in the previous year. Requires a State to impose: (1) a premium of between two and five percent of an individual's unemployment compensation; and (2) the same deduction, cost-sharing, and similar charges as imposed under Medicaid. Authorizes a State plan to provide an enrollee the option of receiving medical assistance with another health benefit plan. Authorizes a State to provide an eligible individual with the option of having the State make a cash payment for the premium of another plan. Sets forth the methods for determining payments to States. Makes provisions of title XIX relating to the operation of State plans applicable to title XXI. Sets forth definitions used in this part. Directs the Secretary, provided certain conditions are met, to grant a waiver to a State plan with respect to some or all of the Medicaid administrative requirements in the case of a State plan that enters into an arrangement with one or more private health benefits plans which provide health insurance or health benefits to all eligible individuals and which provide required benefits at a cost no greater than the premiums and other charges of the State plan. Makes specified provisions of title XIX and part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Act relating to rural health clinics, fraud and abuse, Indian health service facilities, cost sharing, judicial and administrative review, capital expenditures, and administration applicable to this part. Part B: Open Enrollment, Continuation, and Conversion Rights of Individuals - Requires the group health plans of employers required to pay minimum wage and States and political subdivisions with 25 or more employees to meet the requirements of this part. Requires a group health plan to have an open enrollment period for each married employee eligible to enroll whose spouse loses coverage under a group health plan due to involuntary termination of the spouse's health plan. Requires a group health plan to provide continuation of coverage under the plan for at least 90 days following an individual's involuntary separation or layoff. Requires a State to provide an employee covered under an insured group health plan subject to State insurance law the option of securing health benefits coverage without evidence of insurability where the individual's loss of coverage under the group health plan results from the individual's involuntary layoff or separation from employment. Authorizes an individual or State adversely affected by the failure of an employer to comply with the requirements of this part to seek injunctive relief in a Federal district court. Part C: Assistance to Hospitals Serving the Unemployed - Directs the Secretary to make grants to hospitals to assist the hospitals in providing services to individuals unable to pay. Requires a hospital, in order to receive a grant, to: (1) be located in an area of high unemployment or serve primarily medically underserved populations; (2) serve a significantly disproportionate number of patients having low income; (3) provide services to individuals without regard to their inability to pay; and (4) offer assurances that it will use the grants in addition to, rather than in lieu of, existing Federal, State, and local funds. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress concerning the grants. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1983-1986. Establishes the effective date for part A of title XXI as July 1, 1983, with repeal as of October 1, 1986. Provides for the participation of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa in the plan established by this title.

Bill· HRH.R. 3010 (98th)open

Medicare Vision Reform Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983

Medicare Vision Act of 1983 - Provides coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for: (1) eye examinations for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses; (2) procedures performed to determine the refractive state of the eyes; and (3) services performed by a doctor of optometry. Permits payment for services under part B for services performed by an optometrist, or services performed by another doctor which could be performed by an optometrist, only if payment is made on the basis of an assignment.

Bill· HRH.R. 2997 (98th)open

National Nursing Home Standards Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1983

National Nursing Home Standards Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 13 member National Commission on the Regulation of Nursing Homes. States that such Commission's purpose shall be to examine existing Federal and State quality, health, and safety regulations for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities and to make recommendations, including alternative approaches to regulating such facilities, to Congress and to the Secretary by September 30, 1984. Imposes a moratorium on nursing home rules changes until six months after the filing of such recommendations. Requires such Commission to be made up of members of the Institute of Medicine, nursing home residents and operators, and State officials.

Bill· SS. 1264 (98th)referred

Health Benefits for Unemployed Workers Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1983

Health Benefits for Unemployed Workers Act of 1983 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require employer-provided group health plans (with 25 or fewer employees) to provide coverage availability to an involuntarily unemployed worker: (1) for 90 days at the same rate as during such person's period of employment; and (2) for an additional 90 days at such person's total expense. Requires such plans to permit working employees to elect health insurance coverage within 30 days after an unemployed spouse's coverage loss. Makes such provisions effective as of January 1, 1984. Establishes State block grants for unemployed workers' health care benefits. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through FY 1985. Makes such authorizations contingent upon enactment of specified net revenue increases. Requires States to use such funds for preventive health services and pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum services. Authorizes other services as the Secrtary of Health and Human Services determines. States that eligible persons are previously employed persons (and family members) who have been unemployed for at least 26 weeks and are no longer receiving unemployment insurance and are not eligible for health care under a spouse's plan or other public or private group health plan. Permits States to provide health care directly or through insurance or otherwise. Allocates funds according to specified categories of unemployed persons in a State. Sets forth State application requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 2979 (98th)open

Medicare Reform Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1983

Medicare Reform Act of 1983 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate prior hospitalization as a condition of eligibility for home health care services under part A (Hospital Insurance) of such title. Eliminates confinement to home as a requirement for receiving home health care services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of such title. Includes "periodic chore services" as a home health service. Eliminates the deductible under part B. Provides coverage under part A for community mental health center services for up to: (1) ten outpatient visits annually; and (2) 60 partial hospitalization visits annually, if an individual has not exceeded the inpatient psychiatric hospital services limitations. Defines such services and sets forth conditions of and limitations on payment for such services. Authorizes payment under the Medicare program for: (1) the cutting and removal of corns, warts, calluses, and trimming of club nails; (2) eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dentures, and examinations for the purpose of prescribing such articles; (3) immunizations; (4) drugs and biologicals on a doctor's prescription (to the extent prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services); (5) an annual routine physical; and (6) orthopedic shoes or devices. Provides for a semiannual update of the customary and prevailing charges used to determine the reasonable charges for medical services.

Bill· SS. 1239 (98th)referred

Children and Youth Camp Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1983

Children and Youth Camp Safety Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of Federal and State youth camp safety regulations. Provides for congressional disapproval of such proposed regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for approval. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States court of appeals. Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of the Director, to make Department of Health and Human Services personnel available to States to assist in developing State plans and in training State inspectors and other personnel associated with youth camps. Directs the Secretary, at the request of the Director to provide technical and consultative services to assist in State plan development and implementation. Directs the Director to make grants to States for the development of youth camp safety plans, such grants not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of carrying out the State plan. Directs the Director, upon the request of any youth camp operator or director, or or during specified inspections, to provide consultative services to youth camps in States which do not have in effect an approved State plan. Directs the Director to issue regulations and procedures providing for citations to youth camp operators in such States for specified violations under this Act. Sets forth procedures for hearings and appeals in such cases. Authorizes the Director to enter and inspect youth camps and their records in States which do not have in effect an approved State plan. Grants the Director specified investigative authority. Requires such inspections at each such youth camp at least once a year during the period the camp is in operation. Provides that: (1) information shall be obtained under this Act with a minimum burden upon the youth camp operator and full protection of the rights of youth camp staff members; and (2) a representative of the youth camp staff director and a representative authorized by the youth camp staff shall be given an opportunity to accompany the Director or the Director's authorized representative during the inspection. Prescribes penalties for violations by youth camp operators of the standards promulgated pursuant to this Act. Establishes judicial procedures to restrain any condition or practice which poses an imminent danger of serious injury at such camps. Requires the Director to: (1) establish within the Department of Health and Human Services an Advisory Council on Youth Camp Safety; and (2) report annually to the Congress and the President. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988.

Bill· HRH.R. 2934 (98th)reported

Health Planning Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1983

Health Planning Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reduce required Health Systems Agency (HSA) staff from five overall and one per 100,000 residents to three overall and one per 300,000 residents. Provides that HSAs shall review services upon State request (presently HSA mandatory review). Removes the 24-month limit on HSA conditional designation. Eliminates: (1) the 90-day notice of termination requirement for conditional HSA designation; and (2) the 12-month probationary limit during which a fully designated HSA may be conditionally designated. Authorizes HSA redesignation of any entity (presently a terminated HSA can not be redesignated). Eliminates the Secretary's authority to reduce HSA planning grants. Eliminates the requirement that a conditionally designated State health planning and development agency ("agency")) increase its functions in order to receive full designation. Eliminates: (1) the Secretary's authority to terminate an agency's conditional designation upon 90-day notice; and (2) the 12-month probationary limit during which a fully designated agency may be conditionally designated. Extends agency conditional designation authority until October 1, 1986. Repeals the fund loss penalty for States without a fully designated agency. Makes agency review of institutional health services discretionary. Increases the dollar amounts of capital expenditures, annual institutional operating costs, and major medical equipment for purposes of State certificate-of-need program review. Authorizes FY 1983 through FY 1985 appropriations for: (1) HSA planning grants; (2) State health planning and development agencies; and (3) health planning centers. Repeals title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of such Act effective October 1, 1986.

Bill· HRH.R. 2956 (98th)open

Preferred Provider Health Care Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1983

Preferred Provider Health Care Act of 1983 - Prohibits any State insurance law or regulation from preventing one or more group health plan payors from: (1) establishing alternate payment rates for health care providers, and offering such rates to plan beneficiaries; or (2) limiting payments to services secured by a group health plan for beneficiaries from health care providers charging alternative rates. States that such alternate payment rates shall not constitute a violation of any State law prohibiting payment discrimination among beneficiaries of the same class.

Bill· HRH.R. 2935 (98th)referred

Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1983

Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1983 - Replaces title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act with State health planning block grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985. Sets forth a schedule for the issuance of regulations, the approval or disapproval of State applications, and the obligation of funds. Denies funding to any State which does not revise its certificate of need laws to accord with this Act. Bases State allotments on population. Provides that any unallocated funds shall be returned to the Treasury. Provides with regard to State allotments that: (1) unobligated funds shall be available to the State for the next fiscal year; and (2) payments may be reduced by the value of furnished supplies or certain travel costs. Requires States to use their allotments to develop a certificate of need program and a State health plan. Prohibits a State from receiving funds unless its application has been approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires such application to include a report on intended expenditures. Requires States to prepare activity reports and to audit expenditures at least every two years. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, handicap, sex, religion, race, color, or national origin in the administration of any programs or activities funded under this Act. Prescribes compliance and enforcement measures. Requires States to determine that there is a need for a new institutional health service and capital expenditure before offering such services or obligating funds. Exempts health maintenance organization (HMO) services and inpatient health care facilities controlled by an HMO or group of HMOs from certificate of need requirements, upon approval of application for such exemption. Permits the approval of a certificate of need for an HMO in certain circumstances, especially for the acquisition of major medical equipment. Requires that certificates of need for capital expenditures state a maximum spendable amount. Authorizes the State agency, after a hearing, to withdraw a certificate of need for applicant noncompliance. Requires the State agency to review a certificate of need application on the basis of the State Health Plan. Sets forth procedural requirements respecting a State certificate of need program. Prescribes the general contents of a State health plan. Requires a biennial revision of such plan. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the regional health planning agencies. Sets forth a formula for the allocation of grant funds. Conditions such grants on the designation of intrastate or interstate health planning areas established according to specified criteria. Requires a regional health planning agency for each such area. Limits the sources of non-Federal contributions to such agencies. Describes the functions of such agencies. Authorizes FY 1984 and 1985 appropriations. Directs the Secretary by grants or contracts to assist public or private nonprofit entities in meeting the operating costs of a center for multidisciplinary health planning methods development and technical assistance. Repeals the health planning block grant program effective September 30 of the third complete successive fiscal year after enactment of this Act. States that such repeal will not affect any suits or other proceedings begun before such effective date.

Bill· SS. 1226 (98th)open

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to be made available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to respond to public health emergencies.

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1983

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon determining that a health emergency exists, to make grants and enter into contracts for research into its cause, treatment, or prevention. Establishes in the Treasury a Public Health Emergency Fund for such purposes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984, and for subsequent years such sums as necessary to have $40,000,000 in the Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year.

Law· HRH.R. 2920 (98th)enacted

Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1983

Veterans Administration Health Programs Amendments of 1983 - Extends by three years, from FY 1984 to FY 1987, the period during which Vietnam-era veterans may request psychological readjustment counseling from the Veterans Administration. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to conduct a comprehensive study of the readjustment of Vietnam-era veterans to civilian life. Requires that such study include a nationwide survey of the prevalence and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder and related readjustment problems among such veterans and a survey of their health status in relation to that of the general population. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on such study by December 31, 1985. Increases the amount of reimbursement which the Administrator shall pay to a State for furnishing domiciliary, hospital, or nursing home care to eligible veterans who receive such care in State facilities. Directs the Administrator to report to the Veterans' Affairs Committees every three years on the appropriate rates for payments. Extends from FY 1983 to 1984 the authority of the Administrator to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans Administration in the contiguous 48 States. Directs the Administrator to establish an Advisory Committee on Women Veterans to advise the Administrator or on the administration of benefits for and needs of women veterans. Directs Committee to report annually to the Administrator on the activities of the Veterans Administration pertaining to women, together with assessments of needs and recommendations for future action. Directs the Administrator to submit such report to Congress. Prohibits the Administrator from disposing of real property under his or her jurisdiction until 180 days (currently, 30 days) have elapsed since the Administrator notified the Veterans' Affairs Committees of such intention. Requires the Administrator to determine that certain real property under his or her jurisdiction is not needed by the Veterans Administration to carry out its functions before such property may be declared excess. Permits the Administrator to release the reversionary interest of the United States restricting the use of specified lands in Biloxi, Mississippi to use as a public park or for other public purpose.

Bill· HRH.R. 2926 (98th)referred

National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1983

National Commission on Neurofibromatosis Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish within 60 days a National Commission on Neurofibromatosis which shall formulate a plan for the study, prevention, and treatment of neurofibromatosis. Sets forth operating and related provisions. Authorizes the Commission to transmit interim reports. Requires: (1) a final report to the President and to each House of Congress within one year; and (2) the Secretary to file a final report and a budget analysis for neurofibromatosis research with the appropriate congressional committees within 15 days after the President submits his budget to Congress. Terminates the Commission three months after submission of the final report. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 2880 (98th)referred

A bill to make individuals suffering from acquired immunity deficiency syndrome (AIDS) eligible for coverage under the medicare program.

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1983

Provides coverage under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and makes eligible to enroll under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII any individual suffering from acquired immunity deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Authorizes appropriations to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund to meet expenses related to such coverage. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to disallow the income tax deduction for a business' group health plan expenses if the plan differentiates in benefits provided to individuals with AIDS.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 30 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution to reject the medicare cuts contained in the President's Fiscal Year 1984 budget.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1983

States that: (1) Congress rejects President Reagan's proposals for Medicare cuts in his 1984 budget because they put an unfair burden on beneficiaries; and (2) the appropriate committees in both the Senate and House of Representatives should study and make recommendations concerning how the solvency of the Medicare program can be assured by constraining medical care costs and making other changes affecting the program.

Bill· HRH.R. 2857 (98th)referred

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Interagency Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1983

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Interagency Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease. States that such Task Force shall: (1) coordinate and review Federal programs relating to Alzheimer's disease; (2) develop public awareness of such disease; and (3) develop a plan to be carried out by the Secretary for increased research activities relating to such disease, especially increased basic science research. Requires a report to Congress, the Secretary, and to the National Institutes of Health within 18 months. Terminates such Task Force 90 days after it submits such report. Authorizes FY 1984 appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 2835 (98th)referred

Catastrophic Health Care Expenses Assistance Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983

Catastrophic Health Care Expenses Act of 1983 - Adds a new title to the Social Security Act, "Title XXI: Grants to States for Assistance to Individuals Incurring Catastrophic Expenses for Health Care." Authorizes appropriations to enable each State to furnish medical assistance for catastrophic illness under such title. Requires a State plan to: (1) be in effect in all State political subdivisions; and (2) provide for financial participation by the State equal to not less than 40 percent of the non-Federal share of expenditures under the plan with respect to which payments are authorized, and provide for financial participation by the State equal to all of such non-Federal share or provide for distribution of funds from Federal or State sources, for carrying out the State plan, on an equalization basis which will assure that the lack of adequate funds from local sources will not result in lowering the assistance available under the Act. Requires a State plan to provide for paying: (1) at least 90 percent of all qualified expenses of an eligible individual and the eligible individual's dependents in excess of the greater of $2,500 or the sum of 30 percent of household income under $15,000, plus 40 percent of household income between $15,000 and $25,000, plus 50 percent of household income in excess of $25,000 (or such lower respective percentages of such incomes, or of such higher incomes, as the State may establish); and (2) 100 percent of all qualified nursing home expenses in excess of 20 percent (or such lower percentage as the State may establish of household income). Prohibits a State plan from charging any premium, copayments, or deductibles, except as provided in the previous sentence. Requires a plan to provide such methods and procedures relating to the use of, and the payment for, services for which assistance is available under the plan as may be necessary to safeguard against unnecessary use of such services and to assure that payments are not in excess of reasonable charges consistent with efficiency, economy, and quality of care. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay to a State with an approved plan 75 percent of such sums as are attributable either to payments made to eligible individuals or expenses found by the Secretary to be necessary for the administration of the plan. Prohibits amounts paid to a State from exceeding the product of two dollars and the State's population. Prohibits payments to a State for expenses if: (1) the charges on which the expenses are based are not reasonable; (2) if the expenses exceed the hospital's customary charges; (3) incurred for services not medically necessary; (4) the expenses are for services provided by a provider excluded from Medicare or Medicaid participation (titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act); (5) the expenses are for services provided by a hospital or skilled nursing facility not having a utilization review plan meeting the requirements of title XVIII; or (6) the expenses are for services for which a private insurer would have been obligated but for a provision in its contract excluding payment because an individual is eligible under this Act. Prohibits payments to a State not in compliance with the provisions of this Act. Defines an "eligible individual" as any resident of a State who has incurred in any consecutive twelve month period: (1) qualified expenses exceeding the greater of $2,500 or 30 percent of household income up to $15,000, plus 40 percent of household income between $15,000 and $25,000, plus 50 percent of household income in excess of $25,000 (or such lower respective percentages of such incomes, or of such higher incomes, as the State may establish); or (2) qualified nursing home expenses exceeding 20 percent (or such lower percentage as the State may establish) of household income. Defines a "qualified expense" as a charge which is a covered expense and for which no third party is liable. Lists 19 "covered services" which include: hospital services, physicians' services (including routine check-ups and an annual physical), chiropractic services, prescription drugs, physical therapy, ambulance service, well baby care, certain dental care, and certain diagnostic tests. Excludes from coverage: (1) cosmetic surgery; (2) custodial care not qualifying under title XVIII; and (3) private hospital rooms. Defines "dependents," "household income," and "qualified nursing home expense." Sets forth penalties for misrepresentations, fraud, false statements, and concealments made in connection with the provision of services under this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 2841 (98th)referred

Medicare Fiscal Intermediary Amendments Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1983

Medicare Fiscal Intermediary Amendments Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit each provider of services to have the right to elect to have payments made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services rather than by a fiscal intermediary.

Bill· SS. 1154 (98th)open

Health Care for Unemployed Workers Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1983

Health Care for Unemployed Workers Act of 1983 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to provide health insurance or health care benefits to eligible unemployed workers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1986. Bases State allotments on specified categories of unemployed persons. Permits reallotment of unused funds among States. Permits States to charge participants (premiums and deductibles) up to five percent of their unemployment compensation. Requires participating States to submit an annual application, with required public hearings on funds use and distribution after the first year of participation. Permits States to design such health programs but specifies certain program requirements. Requires an annual report to the Secretary. Provides grants to hospitals and health care facilities serving medically underserved populations or areas of high unemployment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding participating facilities by December 31, 1984. Requires private and public employer-provided health plans to contain an open enrollment period of at least 30 days for spouses of unemployed workers. Exempts from such requirement plans of employers who employ less than 25 employees. Provides civil penalties for noncompliance and specified PHSA fund-cutoffs for State noncompliance.

Bill· SS. 1155 (98th)open

Brown Lung Disease Benefits Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1983

Brown Lung Disease Benefits Act of 1983 - Provides brown lung benefits to individuals who are totally disabled and surviving dependents of such individuals when existing State worker's compensation laws are inadequate (as determined by the Secretary of Labor). Sets forth a benefits entitlement schedule. Requires claims under this Act to be filed within three years of a medical determination of brown lung disability. States that an employer shall be liable for the securing of employee benefits equal to or greater than those provided by this Act, including acquiring insurance or qualifying as a self-insurer under specified conditions. Makes an employer liable to the United States for nonpayment of benefits paid on behalf of an individual by the Secretary (as required by this Act). Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts for employment-related respiratory and pulmonary research. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 2773 (98th)referred

A bill to provide that the Secretary of Health and Human Services may grant deemed certification status under the medicare program with respect to comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities and other outpatient rehabilitation clinics and agencies accredited by a national organization to the same extent and under the same conditions as with respect to other providers.

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1983

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to certify for participation in the Medicare program outpatient rehabilitation clinics and hospices if they are certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation facilities.

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