Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Digestive and metabolic diseases

Bill Introduced: S.Res.142 A resolution designating May 15, 2013, as "National MPS Awareness Day".

2013-05-14T20:00:00Z

A resolution designating May 15, 2013, as "National MPS Awareness Day".

Bill Introduced: H.R.1915 Gestational Diabetes Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

To provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.907 Gestational Diabetes Act

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.

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.1645 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.773 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.31 Supporting Rare Pituitary Disease Awareness.

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

Supporting Rare Pituitary Disease Awareness.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1428 Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1325 Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1320 Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve coverage for colorectal screening tests under Medicare, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.608 Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve coverage for colorectal screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1257 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1274 Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.

Bill Introduced: S.596 Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2013

2013-03-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to establish pilot projects under the Medicare program to provide incentives for home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures under such program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1070 Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.

Bill Introduced: S.539 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1074 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.984 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a task force on urotrauma.

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a task force on urotrauma.

Bill Introduced: H.R.991 CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2013

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal cancer screening test under the Medicare program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.962 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.