Health Care Costs And Insurance

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US Congress 117th Congress

REMOVE Copays Act Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act [S.4951]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit collection of copayments for the first three outpatient mental health care visits of veterans each calendar year, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 09/27/2022

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Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act [S.4352]
A bill to require a study on the effects of travel nurse agencies on the health industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/06/2022

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Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 [S.4293]
A bill to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and the dissemination of false information related to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/14/2022

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Restaurant Relief Act [S.4282]
A bill to provide COVID relief for restaurants, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/19/2022

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Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act Building Pipeline of School-Based Mental Health Service Providers Act Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act RISE Act Student Mental Health Rights Act Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act [HB-7780]
To support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/11/2022

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Medicare for All Act of 2022 [S.4204]
A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/12/2022

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Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022 [S.4170]
A bill to reauthorize programs for mental health, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/10/2022

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Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 [HB-7666]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to mental health and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/23/2022

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Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act [HB-7573]
To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and to evaluate the impact of telehealth services on Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Bacon Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act Kidney Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2022 Stop HIV in Prison Act Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2020 Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2022 Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2022 Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021 Data to Save Moms Act Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders Health Disparities Act End Tuberculosis Act Universal School Meals Program Act of 2022 [HB-7585]
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/29/2022

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Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. [HR-1051]
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 04/18/2022

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A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. [SR-590]
A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/07/2022

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American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2022 [HB-7400]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration program to test providing preferential treatment under the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for certain drugs and biologicals manufactured in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Markwayne Mullin Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/06/2022

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American Made Pharmaceuticals Act of 2022 [S.3991]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration program to test providing preferential treatment under the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for certain drugs and biologicals manufactured in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/05/2022

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Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 [S.3949]
A bill to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Became Public Law No: 117-348. on 01/05/2023

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KIDS CARE Act Keeping Incarceration Discharges Streamlined for Children and Accommodating Resources in Education Act [HB-7233]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for requirements under Medicaid State plans for health screenings and referrals for certain eligible juveniles in public institutions; and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue clear and specific guidance under the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance programs to improve the delivery of health care services, including mental health services, in elementary and secondary schools and school-based health centers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 117-374. on 06/16/2022

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and Beyond". [HJR-79]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing Regulations, and Improving Health Insurance Markets for 2022 and Beyond".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/25/2022

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Protecting our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2022 [HB-7121]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a list of the country of origin of all drugs marketed in the United States, to ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of drugs manufactured in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/18/2022

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Closing Health Coverage Gaps for Public Servants Act [S.3796]
A bill to eliminate the opt-out for nonfederal governmental health plans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Murphy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/10/2022

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Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act [S.3749]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance compliance with hospital price transparency requirements, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/03/2022

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