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Search Results: keywords:"cost sharing"

H. R. 10202 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without the imposition of cost sharing.
November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:730
H.R. 10202, also known as the "Katherine’s Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2024," aims to change the Public Health Service Act. It requires health insurance plans to cover lung cancer screenings without any cost to individuals aged 40 or older, regardless of...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10202 says that people who are 40 years old or older can get tested for lung cancer for free, even if they haven't smoked, to help find the cancer early and keep people healthier. This would start happening in 2026, but it doesn't yet say how to pay for all the tests.
S. 5367 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without the imposition of cost sharing.
November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:729
S. 5367 proposes an amendment to title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, aimed at requiring group health plans and health insurance companies to cover lung cancer screenings for individuals aged 40 and over without requiring them to pay any out-of-pocket costs. The bill...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure people who are 40 years or older can get their lungs checked for cancer without having to pay extra money, because finding cancer early can help save lives. It is like getting a free check-up, just like other health checks you might get for different kinds of cancer.
H. R. 8987 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure cost sharing for a drug does not exceed the nationwide average of consumer purchase prices for such drug.
July 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,342
H.R. 8987, also known as the "Lowest Price for Patients Act of 2024," proposes changes to existing health laws to ensure that the cost-sharing amount a person has to pay for a drug doesn't exceed the average price people pay nationwide for that drug. The bill applies to both group health...
Simple Explanation
The "Lowest Price for Patients Act of 2024" is a bill that wants to make sure people don't have to pay more for medicine than what other people in the country usually pay. This will help people save money when buying their medicine, and it will be the same rule for everyone.
S. 3485 — To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to establish requirements for biological fathers to pay child support for medical expenses incurred during pregnancy and delivery.
December 13, 2023
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:748
S. 3485 proposes changes to the Social Security Act that would require biological fathers to cover at least 50% of the reasonable out-of-pocket medical costs related to pregnancy and childbirth, as long as the mother requests this support. The bill clarifies that these costs...
Simple Explanation
S. 3485 is a bill that wants dads to help pay for half of the doctors' bills when a mom is having a baby, but it doesn't include payments if the mom chooses to end the pregnancy.
H. R. 6801 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that remote physiologic monitoring services are not subject to cost sharing under the Medicare program.
December 14, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:616
H.R. 6801 aims to change how Medicare handles costs for remote physiologic monitoring services. Under this bill, Medicare would cover 100% of these service costs, removing cost-sharing responsibilities from patients for these specific services. The bill also tasks the...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6801 is like a magic rule that makes sure older folks don't have to pay extra money for special health checks done from far away through computers or gadgets, and clever adults are checking to see if this magic rule really helps by watching out until 2026.
H. R. 3415 — To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.
January 30, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:1,264
H.R. 3415, known as the "Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act," directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer ownership of the Pilot Butte Power Plant in Wyoming from the federal government to the Midvale Irrigation District. The Act mandates negotiations to determine...
Simple Explanation
The bill is about giving control of a power plant in Wyoming, called the Pilot Butte Power Plant, from the U.S. government to a group that uses it to get water, called the Midvale Irrigation District. They will both work together to figure out all the details and share the costs to make it happen.
S. 3838 — To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize assistance for emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks, and for other purposes.
February 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,306
The Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2024 seeks to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to provide financial assistance to help tackle pine beetle outbreaks in nonindustrial private forest land. It proposes payments and loans to landowners and timber service...
Simple Explanation
The Emergency Pine Beetle Response Act of 2024 helps people who own forests pay for fighting bug problems that hurt trees, by sharing the cost of fixing the trees with them and giving them loans if needed.
H. R. 6965 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish requirements with respect to cost sharing for epinephrine injectors under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage.
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January 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,327
H.R. 6965, known as the EPIPEN Act, aims to make epinephrine injectors more affordable by requiring insurance plans to cover them without any deductible and with a maximum cost sharing of $60 per package of two injectors. This applies to group health plans...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6965 wants to make sure people don't pay too much for epinephrine injectors, like EpiPens, by saying health insurance must help cover the cost so that each pack of two injectors costs no more than $60, as long as they come from a place your insurance company approves.

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