Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Medicaid

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.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.1601 Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2013

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.755 Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1588 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program.

Bill Introduced: S.740 Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program.

Bill Introduced: S.739 National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1472 State Flexibility Act

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

To restore the longstanding partnership between States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1404 Medicaid Expansion Repeal and State Flexibility Act

2013-03-24T20:00:00Z

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the increased Federal medical assistance percentage under the State plan with respect to newly eligible mandatory individuals under Medicaid, to provide States with greater flexibility under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1326 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1331 Electronic Health Records Improvement Act

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend certain requirements and penalties implemented under the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the HITECH Act of 2009, which would otherwise impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1309 Health Information Technology Reform Act

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties under Medicare and Medicaid relating to the meaningful use of electronic health records.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1263 Excellence in Mental Health Act

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To increase access to community behavioral health services for all Americans and to improve Medicaid reimbursement for community behavioral health services.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1264 District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia under the Medicaid Program to 75 percent.

Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.8 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.25 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1173 Personalize Your Care Act of 2013

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

To amend the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2013

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.