Search Results: keywords:"healthcare costs"

  • S. 5018 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and preserve the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:437

    S. 5018 aims to amend the Social Security Act to strengthen the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. The bill seeks to prevent health insurance plans from transferring the primary responsibility of covering healthcare costs for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to...

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    Medicare wants to make sure that people's regular health insurance, not Medicare, pays for their kidney illness costs first. This bill tries to stop health insurances from ignoring their job by making Medicare pay and ensures that they treat all patients with kidney problems fairly.

  • S. RES. 867 — Designating September 2024 as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:216

    Senate Resolution 867 designates September 2024 as "National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month" to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries in the United States. The resolution highlights the significant impact of these injuries, including high healthcare costs and the number of...

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    In September 2024, the Senate wants everyone to learn more about spinal cord injuries, which happen when the backbone gets hurt and people can't move parts of their body. They hope that by talking about it more, scientists can find better ways to help people get better.

  • S. 5353 — To establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,870

    S. 5353 proposes the establishment of a "National Plan for Epilepsy" to improve efforts in preventing, diagnosing, treating, and curing epilepsy in the United States. The bill outlines various activities for the Secretary of Health, including coordinating national research,...

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    The bill wants to make a big plan to help people with epilepsy, a condition that makes people have seizures. It suggests getting help from experts and sharing ideas with other countries, but it doesn't say how much money is needed to do all this.

  • H. R. 8948 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the ability to assess a fee for health care services for prisoners, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:336

    H.R. 8948 aims to change the law regarding health care costs for prisoners. The bill proposes that no fees should be charged to prisoners for health care services, except if the services are needed due to an injury caused by another prisoner. In such cases, the prisoner who...

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    H.R. 8948 is a rule suggestion that says prisoners shouldn't have to pay for health check-ups, unless they hurt someone else, in which case the one who caused the hurt would need to pay.

  • S. 3797 — To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:581

    S. 3797 aims to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act by addressing patient liability for costs associated with purchased or referred care services. The bill specifies that patients are not liable for these costs to any provider or third-party debt collector. It also...

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    The bill S. 3797 makes it so that people don't have to pay out of their own pocket for certain health care services they receive. Instead, if they paid by mistake, they can get their money back after showing proof they paid, and this should happen quickly.

  • H. R. 10225 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust allowable direct and indirect costs for nursing and allied health education programs.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:723

    H.R. 10225, also known as the "Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act of 2024," aims to change how hospitals determine the costs for nursing and allied health education programs under Medicare. The bill allows hospitals to include both direct and indirect costs related to...

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    H.R. 10225 is a bill that wants to change the rules so hospitals can count extra school costs for teaching nurses, and it stops the government from taking back money they've already given to hospitals for these school expenses.

  • S. 5326 — To fully fund the Prevention and Public Health Fund and reaffirm the importance of prevention in the United States healthcare system.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:765

    S. 5326 is a bill aimed at fully funding the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which was established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The fund is crucial for supporting efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services, state, and local health...

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    S. 5326 is a plan to give a lot of money each year to help make sure people stay healthy and don't get sick, but the plan doesn't say exactly how the money will be used or who will check that it's used properly.

  • H. RES. 1047 — Recognizing the need of Congress to prevent, address, and treat obesity as a disease in the United States on this World Obesity Day, March 4, 2024.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:241

    H. RES. 1047 is a resolution recognizing obesity as a disease and emphasizing the urgent need for Congress to prevent, address, and treat it, particularly on World Obesity Day, March 4, 2024. The resolution highlights that obesity is a complex condition due to factors like...

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    This resolution is like a big reminder for Congress to pay attention and do something about people being very sick from being overweight. It says that being overweight is like a disease and can make other health problems worse, so everyone should work together to help fix it.

  • H. R. 10240 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:458

    H. R. 10240, known as the “Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2024,” aims to amend the Social Security Act to include portable ultrasound services under Medicare, similar to how portable X-ray services are covered. The bill mandates that the Secretary ensure...

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    H. R. 10240 is a new idea to let Medicare, which helps pay for doctors, also pay for special trips and setup for machines that make pictures of the inside of our bodies, just like they do for machines that look at our bones. They want to start this new way of paying on January 1, 2026.

  • H. R. 7174 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:261

    H. R. 7174 proposes an amendment to the Social Security Act to make the negotiation period the same for small-molecule and biologic drug candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program. Specifically, the bill changes the current negotiation period from 7 years to 11...

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    H. R. 7174 is a bill that wants to change how long it takes to talk about and decide prices for new medicines, making it the same amount of time for all types of medicines. It suggests that instead of taking 7 years, this process should take 11 years.

  • H. R. 8999 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage and payment under such title for certain treatments for dialysis-related amyloidosis, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:595

    The bill, titled the “Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis Treatment Act of 2024,” aims to update the Social Security Act to cover and pay for treatments dealing with dialysis-related amyloidosis under Medicare. It defines these treatments as approved services provided at dialysis facilities and...

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    The bill wants to change a big rule to make sure people getting special kidney treatments, called dialysis, have their extra medicine costs fully paid for by a program called Medicare. It also wants to make sure these costs are clear and separate from other costs to avoid confusion.

  • H. R. 8458 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to psychological and behavioral services.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,082

    H.R. 8458 aims to make it easier for people in rural and underserved areas to access psychological and behavioral health services by expanding incentive programs for clinical psychologists. It proposes to cut down on unnecessary supervision and approval processes for these...

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    H.R. 8458 wants to make it easier for people in smaller towns to get help from psychologists by letting them work more freely and giving them extra money for doing so, starting in 2025. But it also has to be careful with the money spent and make sure that everyone understands the rules the same way.

  • H. RES. 1237 — Recognizing Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:114

    H. RES. 1237 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives that aims to recognize "Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day." Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious condition that affects premature or medically complicated infants, often resulting in severe...

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    H. RES. 1237 is a plan by some grown-ups in the government to have a special day to talk about a sickness that hurts tiny babies who are born early. They want everyone to know how important it is to help these babies, especially by feeding them special milk, and they also want to find out more about why some babies, especially Black babies, get sick more often than others.

  • H. R. 10210 — To establish a national plan to coordinate research on epilepsy, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,870

    H.R. 10210, titled the "National Plan for Epilepsy Act," proposes the creation of a comprehensive national plan to advance the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of epilepsy in the United States. The bill outlines the establishment of an integrated national strategy, with the...

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    The bill is like a big plan to help people who have epilepsy, a condition that makes them have seizures. It wants to find better ways to understand, treat, and maybe even cure epilepsy by having smart people work together and talk about it often to make sure progress is made.

  • H. R. 6961 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for individuals with eating disorders under the Medicare program.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,129

    H. R. 6961, also known as the "Nutrition CARE Act of 2024," proposes an amendment to the Social Security Act to enable Medicare to cover medical nutrition therapy services for individuals with eating disorders. The bill highlights that eating disorders are a prevalent and...

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    The Nutrition CARE Act of 2024 wants to help people with eating problems by having Medicare pay for special food advice from doctors, so they can get better. This is important because it can save money and help people, especially older adults, stay healthy.

  • H. R. 9778 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include penicillin allergy verification and evaluation as part of the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:977

    H.R. 9778, also known as the "Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation Act" or "PAVE Act," aims to amend the Social Security Act to include penicillin allergy verification and evaluation during initial preventive physical examinations under Medicare. The bill highlights...

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    H.R. 9778 wants doctors to double-check if people really need to avoid penicillin medicine when they see a doctor for the first time on Medicare. This helps because sometimes people think they're allergic when they're not, so they can get the right medicine.

  • 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.
    Status:Introduced in House
    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...

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    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. RES. 1386 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on Project 2025.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:87

    The resolution, H. RES. 1386, expresses the House of Representatives' strong opposition to Project 2025. The resolution argues that Project 2025 would significantly harm Americans by removing fundamental rights, increasing healthcare and living costs, cutting social safety...

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    The House of Representatives is saying they don't like Project 2025 because they think it could make life harder for people by taking away important rights and making things more expensive, like healthcare and living costs. They also believe it might give too many advantages to rich people and big companies, and hurt how the country is run.

  • H. R. 2666 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to codify value-based purchasing arrangements under the Medicaid program and reforms related to price reporting under such arrangements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:2,237

    H. R. 2666, known as the "Medicaid VBPs for Patients Act" or "MVP Act," aims to modify the Social Security Act to incorporate value-based purchasing arrangements into the Medicaid program. These arrangements allow multiple pricing points for drugs based on their...

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    The bill wants to help save money by making sure Medicaid only pays for medicines if they work well, like paying for toys that don't break after one play. It also wants to make it easier for everyone involved to understand how much medicines should cost and keep things fair so that people don't play favorites.

  • H. R. 10291 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for certain fall prevention items under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:579

    H.R. 10291 aims to modify the Social Security Act to include the coverage of fall prevention items under the Medicare program. The bill specifies items like grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, and bed rails as fall prevention items and allows for additional items to be...

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    H.R. 10291 wants Medicare to help pay for things like safety bars in the shower and mats that stop you from slipping, so people don’t fall as much. The goal is to make homes safer for older folks without worrying about cutting this funding when budgets get tight.

  • H. R. 8563 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on the work geographic index for physicians’ services furnished in Hawaii.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:288

    H. R. 8563, known as the "Preserving Access To Care in Hawaii Act" or the "PATCH Act," proposes amending the Social Security Act to help physicians in Hawaii. It establishes a minimum value, or "floor," for the work geographic index used to calculate payment for physicians'...

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    H. R. 8563 wants to make sure doctors in Hawaii get paid fairly by setting a rule that their payment can't fall below a certain level starting in 2025. This means Hawaii doctors will always get a minimum amount for their work, even if the usual way to calculate their pay would have given them less.

  • H. R. 10299 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal financial participation for gun violence prevention or intervention programs under the Medicaid program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:383

    H. R. 10299 seeks to modify title XIX of the Social Security Act to stop the use of Federal funds for gun violence prevention or intervention programs under Medicaid. It was introduced by Mr. Clyde and several other representatives and has been referred to the Committee on...

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    H. R. 10299 wants to stop the government from paying for programs that help prevent gun violence using Medicaid money. This means that states would have to find other ways to pay for these programs themselves.