Search Results: keywords:"healthcare practitioners"

  • S. 3967 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,588

    S. 3967, titled the “Telehealth Modernization Act,” seeks to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program. The bill plans to expand access to telehealth services and widen the range of healthcare practitioners who can offer these services. It...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3967 wants to make it easier for people to see their doctors using phones or computers, even after the special rules made for this during COVID-19 are gone. It also lets more kinds of doctors use these phone or video visits to help people feel better.

  • H. R. 10349 — To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations of the partial birth abortion ban.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:776

    H.R. 10349 is a bill that aims to amend title 18 of the United States Code to ensure the Attorney General investigates alleged violations of the partial birth abortion ban. It requires an investigation into the discovery of the remains of five babies in Washington, D.C., and mandates that...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10349 is a plan to make sure that important people check if a special rule about not doing a certain kind of operation on babies is being followed. It says when doctors see someone breaking this rule, they should tell the police, and other big people need to keep everyone updated on what's happening.

  • H. R. 7711 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,059

    H.R. 7711 proposes to amend the Social Security Act to make certain telehealth flexibilities permanent under the Medicare program. The bill aims to expand access to telehealth services by allowing more types of healthcare practitioners to provide these services, and it...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7711 is like letting doctors help people through video calls instead of always needing to visit them in person, and it wants to keep this forever so more people can talk to their doctors from far away.

  • H. R. 10073 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:450

    H.R. 10073 aims to amend the Social Security Act to extend support for physicians and other healthcare practitioners to help them adapt to changes in Medicare payments. Specifically, it modifies the Act to extend through 2025 the time frame during which certain supportive...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10073 is a plan to help doctors and other healthcare workers get used to changes in how much they get paid by Medicare, which is a program for older people to help with medical costs. It wants to add extra support for them and make a small increase in the payments from 2025 to 2026.

  • H. R. 7623 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,636

    H. R. 7623, introduced in the House of Representatives, aims to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make certain telehealth flexibility measures under the Medicare program permanent. The bill proposes to expand access to telehealth services, allowing more healthcare practitioners...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to keep using video calls for doctor visits, so people can see their doctors from home, even when there’s no emergency, by making it a permanent part of healthcare for older folks.