Open Congress : Health - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.1821 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013

2013-04-29T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1780 To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange.

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.195 Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as "Health and Fitness Month".

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as "Health and Fitness Month".

Bill Introduced: H.R.1801 Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.192 Supporting the goals and ideals of "National STD Awareness Month".

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

Supporting the goals and ideals of "National STD Awareness Month".

Bill Introduced: H.R.1790 Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of certified electronic health records, whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center or Federally qualified health center.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.180 Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years and expressing support for the designation of April 25, 2013, as "DNA Day".

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

Recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past 100 years and expressing support for the designation of April 25, 2013, as "DNA Day".

Bill Introduced: H.R.1735 In It All Together Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, and Executive cabinet officials in same manner as Members of Congress and Congressional staff.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1724 Kids First Research Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To eliminate taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns and party conventions and reprogram savings to provide for a 10-year pediatric research initiative through the Common Fund administered by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1757 Vaccine Safety Study Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations in the United States with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1733 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1761 Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1740 Patients First Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1717 Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) under part B of the Medicare program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1698 Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1701 Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1703 Medicaid Program Integrity Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to reduce the amount of home equity that is exempted for purposes of determining eligibility for long-term care assistance under Medicaid and to eliminate the State Medicaid maintenance of effort requirement established under Public Law 111-148 with respect to eligibility standards to obtain Medicaid assistance for long-term care services.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1699 Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that genetically engineered food and foods that contains genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1666 Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To create a patient-centered quality of care initiative for seriously ill patients through the establishment of a stakeholder strategic summit, quality of life education and awareness initiative, health care workforce training, an advisory committee, and palliative care focused research, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1661 Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2013

2013-04-18T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education under the Medicare program and to provide for research to improve cancer symptom management.